misk@sopuli.xyz to Apple@lemmy.world · 11 months agoThere’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually workswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down117cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkThere’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually workswww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Apple@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square39fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareEliasChao@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoIf I understand correctly, there’s some server usage implicated in the delivering of notifications, so it makes sense that it costs. That and the fact that it’s a for-profit company expecting to be paid for their product.
minus-squaremmmmmsoup@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoI get why they want to charge money, that’s obvious. But they are charging money for another companies service - that’s not a good business plan. Especially when that other company is one of the largest in the world.
If I understand correctly, there’s some server usage implicated in the delivering of notifications, so it makes sense that it costs.
That and the fact that it’s a for-profit company expecting to be paid for their product.
I get why they want to charge money, that’s obvious. But they are charging money for another companies service - that’s not a good business plan. Especially when that other company is one of the largest in the world.