![]() ![]() Oppenheimer analyst Martin Yang, who is … you guessed it … also an iPhone user, said iMessage itself doesn’t make money for Apple. The software update will allow iPhone and Android users to message over wifi and share photos and videos more easily. Seufert said Apple is probably trying to get ahead of a potential mandate to make messaging interoperable. The EU is in the middle of an investigation of Apple’s iMessage. “And what they’ve done with iMessage in particular is kind of deteriorate the experience for Android users that want to message their iPhone-owning friends,” Seufert said. But plenty of companies, like Spotify and others that use Apple’s App Store, say that system is anticompetitive. He said Apple argues the closed system is for privacy and security. “Now, Apple’s come under fire for doing that,” said Eric Seufert, an independent analyst. And for them they’ve been able to further monetize that,” Ives said, through Apple’s closed hardware system of products like iMessage, iTunes and Apple Podcasts. “That’s unique to what Apple has created. He said Apple created a luxury product, and people don’t have to flash the actual phone to show they can afford it. Ives is also managing director at Wedbush Securities. “You know a lot of times, if someone’s not an Apple user you look at them a little differently,” laughed Dan Ives, who owns an iPhone. Or a kinda-joking, kinda-not threat to leave you out of the group text. If you’re an Android user, maybe this feels familiar: You reveal you don’t have an iPhone, and then comes a sideways glance. It’s a big shift to the Apple ecosystem that brings its products a lot of clout. ![]() ![]() Apple says sometime in 2024 its iPhone software will change, making it easier to connect with Android users. You’re either a blue bubble in the text thread - i.e., an iPhone user - or a green one - a “non-iPhoner.”īut the lines between those two texters are about to get blurrier. When you grab your phone to text a family member or a friend, you can often tell if the person you’re messaging has the same kind of phone as you. ![]()
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