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minus-squareJeeBaiChow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·12 days agoWhy use proprietary when standards work just fine, now that apple finally supports RCS?
minus-squareTurret3857@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·12 days agoBecause RCS is a closed standard. I’m not downloading Google Messages (or any closed source app for that matter) to use an “open standard”.
minus-squareamelore@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-212 days agoI used to think that too, but it’s so far only Google Messages and Apple iMessage? GSMA only added E2EE in RCS recently, Google is still using their own thing on top and Apple nothing yet. You have to be a member of GSMA to read the whole spec.
Why use proprietary when standards work just fine, now that apple finally supports RCS?
Because RCS is a closed standard. I’m not downloading Google Messages (or any closed source app for that matter) to use an “open standard”.
I used to think that too, but it’s so far only Google Messages and Apple iMessage? GSMA only added E2EE in RCS recently, Google is still using their own thing on top and Apple nothing yet. You have to be a member of GSMA to read the whole spec.