>They said in the iMessage announcement that it’d be an open protocol.
Do you have a reference for this?
At the Facetime announcement, Jobs said that would be an open protocol. Then they ended up in a big patent suit over Facetime and it didn't happen. Not sure how much the suit influenced the decision, but for whatever reason the Facetime protocol was never opened up. I don't remember a similar announcement about iMessage.
As far as abuse, how so? They provide a messaging app. That app is compatible with SMS. There are several alternative messaging apps. Where is the abuse?
Do you have a reference for this?
At the Facetime announcement, Jobs said that would be an open protocol. Then they ended up in a big patent suit over Facetime and it didn't happen. Not sure how much the suit influenced the decision, but for whatever reason the Facetime protocol was never opened up. I don't remember a similar announcement about iMessage.
As far as abuse, how so? They provide a messaging app. That app is compatible with SMS. There are several alternative messaging apps. Where is the abuse?