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On 2024-03-22 18:36:02 +0000, badgolferman said:

> The Justice Department called out Apple for afflicting Android
> smartphone users with the dreaded “green bubble” in text messages —
> calling it a mark of “social stigma, exclusion and blame” as part of
> its landmark antitrust case against the iPhone maker.
> 
> “Green bubble” status has long been a source of mockery online, with
> some women even jokingly declaring that they find men who own Androids
> less attractive.
> 
> In the past, Apple rivals like Google have demanded that the company
> “fix” texting.
> 
> “Many non-iPhone users also experience social stigma, exclusion, and
> blame for ‘breaking’ chats where other participants own iPhones,” the
> lawsuit claimed, adding that the effect is “particularly powerful for
> certain demographics, like teenagers.”
> 
> The notorious issue was heavily featured in the antitrust complaint
> filed by the DOJ and 16 state attorneys general in New Jersey federal
> court.
> 
> Attorney General Merrick Garland said Apple undermines rivals by having
> texts from Androids to iPhones suffer from “limited functionality.”
> 
> Android users can’t see typing indicators, experience poor video
> quality and have non-encrypted messages when texting with iPhone users.
> 
> Additionally, Apple has stifled rival apps that could have fixed the
> problem, the DOJ alleged.
> 
> 
> https://nypost.com/2024/03/22/business/doj-slams-apple-over-fueling-social-stigma-for-green-bubble-texters/ 
> 

The colour is there for a reason. Apple's Messages has features not 
available in normal texting, the difference in the bubble's colours let 
users know which can use those features and which cannot.

Lets all sue KFC because their fried chicken has a "secret recipe" that 
nobody else has.

It's moronically stupid and noe of these idiots should ever get 
anywhere near a court ... but greedy-ass scumbag lawyers want paying, 
so they'll take on anything, no matter how idiotic it is, as long as 
they get paid.  :-\