Internet messaging is so broken that FB alone owns 3 incompatible apps. Google has *6*, not counting the ones they canceled: arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/0

It doesn't have to be this way. Messaging isn't complicated. We solved this more than a decade ago. You have five incompatible messaging apps on your phone because greed drives companies to ignore compatibility and optimize for vendor lock-in. linuxjournal.com/content/lesso

@kyle

I miss Yahoo's IM as it was a good tool to use to start a live game with a friend... I used to play checkers with my daughter .... many years ago.

@kyle OK, for companies like FB and big G, but what's the explanation for Signal and Telegram not trying to make things compatible? I don't think they're making money out of their apps, are they? Or worse, for Signal not being able to send an encrypted SMS to SIlence?

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