Apple declined iMessage for Android in order to keep customers in their ecosystem

Source: Epic Games' brief for lawsuit against Apple's App Store (page 21) https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.407.0.pdf


Apple has recognized the power that iMessage has to attract and keep users within its ecosystem.

a. As early as 2013, Apple decided not to develop a version of iMessage for the Android OS. (Cue Dep. 92:22-93:1.)

b. Mr. Cue testified that Apple “could have made a version on Android that worked with iOS” such that there would ...

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Patrick Mcgee - In 2015, Apple recognized that Google’s way of automating the screening process had some advantages. It acquired a company called SourceDNA to help detect malicious apps.
https://twitter.com/PatrickMcGee_/status/1380194950306914304?s=19

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This phone has a 15,000 RPM cooling fan!!! [ShortCircuit]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZyq23XJjEM&feature=youtu.be

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Mi 11 Ultra Unboxing, Hands-On & Camera Review! [TechTablets]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGT28tFT1VY&feature=youtu.be

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LineageOS 18.1 builds are here for the OnePlus 7 Pro/7T Pro, Redmi Note 5 Pro, and Moto X (2014)
https://www.xda-developers.com/lineageos-18-1-oneplus-7-pro-7t-pro-redmi-note-5-pro-moto-x-2014/

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The new Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 features eight trigger keys and dual active cooling fans
https://www.xda-developers.com/the-new-lenovo-legion-phone-duel-2-features-eight-trigger-keys-and-dual-active-cooling-fans/

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Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 Online Press Event | My Turn to Play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k\_KYhdR6y38

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The ROG was flimsy

The Black Shark and Red Magic just aren't quite top tier, they're budget choices.

Will the Legion 2 save us?...

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Google finally got rid of the 'Hamburger Menu' in Play Store!

https://imgur.com/gallery/3GaKPMV

Next I hope they remove it in Drive and Keep(If they don't kill it first). Also, I think google should enforce this new design policies on other developers too. It'll solve a lot of problems with gesture navigation....

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Judge Skeptical of Antitrust Case Over Google Digital Ads
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-skeptical-of-antitrust-case-over-google-digital-ads/

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Focus Mode is useless if you use a WearOS device

I use Digital Wellbeing's "Focus Mode" to pause apps and mute their notifications during the work day. Something I rarely see mentioned is that WearOS completely ignores Focus Mode, so those notifications end up coming to my watch while I'm working anyway (which is actually the more important place to prevent them, since it's attached to my wrist and highly distracting).

I'm not talking about apps like restaurants and games which send notifications I'd never want on my wrist, those are all ...

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One UI 3.1 update (Galaxy A50 UK)

Just checked for updates and saw the One UI 3.1 update. Galaxy A50 user in the UK....

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Samsung's 'iTest' Lets You Try a Galaxy Device on Your iPhone
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/04/08/samsung-itest-galaxy-device-iphone-experience/

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The Google Pixel 5a has been canceled due to the global chip shortage
https://www.androidcentral.com/google-pixel-5a-reportedly-canceled?utm_source=ac_tw&utm_medium=tw_card&utm_content=100597&utm_campaign=social

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Google officially confirms the Pixel 5a exists, will launch later this year in the US
https://9to5google.com/2021/04/09/google-officially-confirms-the-pixel-5a-exists-and-will-not-be-canceled/

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Response to earlier post: Google officially confirms the Pixel 5a exists, will launch later this year in the US
https://9to5google.com/2021/04/09/google-officially-confirms-the-pixel-5a-exists-and-will-not-be-canceled/?s=09

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Hans Zimmer’s ringtone for the Oppo Find X3 Pro is fit for a Hollywood score
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/9/22373999/hans-zimmer-oppo-find-x3-pro-ringtone-sounds-alarm

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APKPure app contained malicious adware, say researchers
https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/09/apkpure-app-malicious-adware/

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Here’s everything we know about the Whitechapel GS101 chip used in the Pixel 6
https://9to5google.com/2021/04/09/everything-we-know-google-whitechapel-gs101-pixel-6/

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This Could Be Our First Look at the Google Pixel Watch
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/google-pixel-watch-leaked-images/

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OnePlus 9 Pro camera showdown: OnePlus 8 Pro, Pixel 5, S21 Ultra compared
https://www.androidcentral.com/2021-camera-shootout?utm_source=ac_tw&utm_medium=tw_card&utm_content=100509&utm_campaign=social

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Magisk v22.1 brings an improved log writer, resetprop bootloop fixes, and much more
https://www.xda-developers.com/magisk-v22-1-update/

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