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josephcsible on Dec 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Beeper Mini is back

Because it's possible for competitors to build replacements for the rest of the apps.

meepmorp on Dec 11, 2023 [–]

It's possible for competitors to build replacements for iMessage, too. In fact, in many parts of the world, those competing apps are more popular than iMessage. You can go to the app store right now and install these competing apps, usually for free.

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