Apple allegedly arguing iMessage isn't big enough to be EU gatekeeper service
Apple allegedly arguing iMessage isn't big enough to be EU gatekeeper service

Apple allegedly argues iMessage not a gatekeeper service in EU

Apple allegedly arguing iMessage isn't big enough to be EU gatekeeper service
Apple allegedly argues iMessage not a gatekeeper service in EU
tbf, Apple‘s iMessage dominance is mostly a US based phenomenon. In European countries, many people use WhatsApp and telegram. Anecdotal evidence: I don’t know anybody using iMessage.
Same, I don’t know anyone using iMessage and I’m deep into Apple circles.
Same in France. Apple or not, it’s still mostly WhatsApp and a bit of Telegram around me. Only old iPhone users who haven’t installed anything are using iMessage because it’s the default application.
People in each country used whatever everyone else is using. In the US that became text/iMessage. This was partially driven by the way cell companies charged in the US with free texts but limits on data (iMessage uses data, but it came later).
In other countries the better at the time options won out. We talk to our friends in Europe and Africa with WhatsApp.
That’s not quite what I see in France. Many people use Whatsapp to text friends/family when they’re abroad. But everyday, I mostly see classic SMS texts (or iMessage)