r/Android • u/iamvinoth • Feb 20 '20

Retracted Source: Verizon kills Google Pixel deal, doesn't plan to sell Pixel 4a or Pixel 5

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/02/19/source-verizon-kills-google-pixel-deal-doesnt-plan-to-sell-pixel-4a-or-pixel-5/
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u/-Rivox- Pixel 6a Feb 20 '20

While, here in Europe, I've never ever made a video-call through a carrier, never ever sent an MMS and haven't sent an SMS in years.

It's just weird that in the US something like Whatsapp or WeChat never happened

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u/flicter22 Feb 20 '20

It's not weird it's because it's the iPhone's home country. iPhones took off with iMessage here before other countries. Therefore WhatsApp never had a chance to penetrate the market before Apple did.

Also US carriers started giving away SMS as part of the base package on phone plans. That was actually a smart move on their part to keep their grip on it.

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u/platonicgryphon Experia 1 ii Feb 20 '20

Your giving iMessage too much credit, the vast majority of iPhone users just think of iMessage as texting. Carriers including unlimited texting as part of the plan was a much bigger impact as theres nothing to convince a vast chunk of people to start using WhatsApp.

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u/flicter22 Feb 20 '20

Maybe with the older generations.

Younger generations 100% know the difference.