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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Encryption comes to RCS at last on iPhones.
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:43:32 -0700
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On 2025-03-17 13:34, Marion wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:40:26 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote :
> 
>> Texting a Green Bubble will feel as native as engaging another iPhone 
>> user on iMessage.
> 
> While this is welcome news, my instant reaction was "OMG", Apple was
> forced, finally, to make their iPhone begin to work in the real world.

"Forced"?

By whom?

> 
> This is going to fundamentally impact Apple's strategy of never testing the
> iPhone in the real world (which is one reason why iOS is so damn buggy).

Look: more assertions for the "man" who claims he only states facts.

:-)

> 
> But more than the impact of having to test an iPhone with other phones,
> Apple is slowly being forced to do what's right for its customer base.
 > > No wonder Federighi said there's nothing that terrifies him more 
than Apple
> actually working in the real world when he was asked about this long ago.

Apple never had a problem with the concept of RCS...

....but didn't want its encryption to be controlled by one company.