This is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. The company that has had 47 different messaging apps and changes them weekly trying to lecture the company that nailed it first time. Grow up Google.
Sadly, some would say that they've tried and succeeded multiple times to make a "not-shit messaging app for Android" and then promptly murdered each success just as it became popular.
> … "and has now seemingly given up and adopted a terrible protocol, and is crowing about it like they're the saviour of messaging."
Yeah, this seems to be pretty much the "standard model" for most "tech giants" these days. :(
> … "They're not, they've just given up trying."
On so many levels beyond just messaging. :(
They're preaching to the wrong choir.
"What happens when they no longer stand to benefit the most?"
should probably come up.
RCS is a new standard, Google doesn't own it people.
Google can't act indignant that Apple isn't following their lead after they tried, and failed, repeatedly, to follow Apple's.
Google wanted a proprietary messaging service like iMessage for Android. They failed. They failed so many times they gave up and became champions of RCS, a standard the carriers were limping towards supporting.
Google pretending they're now champions of open standards and Apple is the big-bad meanie is ridiculous.