Nice, but is it ethical or legal? I agree that Apple should make iMessage available as a universal deal on multi platforms. But I don’t think this is the right approach. Unethical is unethical.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 24, 2021, at 5:45 PM, 'Stur It Up Productions' via VIPhone > <viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > >>>> By Paul Morris | January 23rd, 2021 >>>> Recently released instant messaging and chat app “Beeper” gives access to >>>> more than a dozen different chat platforms. >>>> >>>> Perhaps more importantly, it also lets you interact with iMessage on >>>> Android and Windows devices, getting around Apple’s platform restrictions. >>>> >>>> >>>> The team behind the Beeper app and platform includes some well-known >>>> individuals in the tech-scene, including former Pebble CEO, Eric >>>> Migicovsky, who took to Twitter to announce that he has been dogfooding >>>> his own product for the last two years. >>>> >>>> He also confirmed that Beeper supports iMessage on Android, Linux, and >>>> Windows using what he calls “some trickery.” >>>> >>>> So, what exactly is that “trickery”? >>>> >>>> Well, like other services that have attempted to bring iMessage to other >>>> platforms in the past, Beeper will require the subscriber to have an >>>> “always-on” Mac running the Beeper app that will act as an intermediary >>>> bridge to pass incoming iMessages over to unofficially supported platforms >>>> running the Beeper app. >>>> >>>> <networks.jpg> >>>> >>>> However, if you don’t have a Mac, then Beeper has a solution – albeit an >>>> insane one – for that: providing a jailbroken iPhone 4s running the Beeper >>>> app. >>>> >>>> Once officially launched, the Beeper app will have a monthly subscription >>>> price of $10.00. Presumably, the company will charge a little more or >>>> include a one-off fee, if it needs to ship a jailbroken iPhone 4s to its >>>> customers to use iMessage on Android and Windows. If everything works as >>>> advertised, then subscribers should be left with a universal, >>>> multi-platform chat app that supports iMessage, WhatsApp, Facebook >>>> Messenger, Slack, and many more chat services. >>>> >>>> <universal-search-02.gif> >>>> >>>> The whole platform is built on the open-source Matrix messaging protocol, >>>> which means that tech-minded individuals can actually view the source code >>>> of the underlying engine but not the user-facing apps. Those who are >>>> interested in learning more about the Beeper platform or signing up to try >>>> it out are asked to fill in a form on the Beeper website in order to >>>> register their interest. >>>> >> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/F2BE4188-3837-4E80-BF81-2ABA16BB1E35%40icloud.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/43565426-B2C2-41FA-8383-D302E5B95539%40gmail.com.
