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Blue Bubbles vs Green Bubbles: Explained!

Marques Brownlee · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Consumer devices & gadgetsTech industry & business models

What it is

Marques Brownlee explains why iMessage's blue and green bubbles matter, covering the technical, commercial and social side of Apple's messaging lock-in. It also discusses RCS and what could be done about it.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as an eloquent, well-rounded summary of the blue-versus-green bubble issue.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “This 'tube does a good summary of it, he is very eloquent.”

    Good summary of the blue vs green bubble issue

    aurizon, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “Blue Bubbles vs. Green Bubbles – The iMessage Lock-In [video]”

  2. “Marques Brownlee has a video[0] that discusses the technical, commercial, and social aspects.”

    Long-form look at technical, commercial and social aspects

    martinflack, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “Android loses 8% of its global OS market share in five years”

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Topics: imessage, rcs, apple, android, messaging

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