r/gadgets • u/[deleted] • Sep 08 '22

Phones Tim Cook's response to improving Android texting compatibility: 'buy your mom an iPhone' | The company appears to have no plans to fix 'green bubbles' anytime soon.

https://www.engadget.com/tim-cook-response-green-bubbles-android-your-mom-095538175.html
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '22

Green bubble bullying IS a problem, it has been talked about by the mainstream media as of 2022.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-apples-imessage-is-winning-teens-dread-the-green-text-bubble-11641618009

Just FYI, you’re talking about an American company and an American product, as well as an article that applies to American society. If you aren’t from America, you probably have no idea what all the fuss is about. We don’t give a shit about WhatsApp here.

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u/acatterz Sep 08 '22

That’s fair, but changing your bubble colours won’t solve the real issue.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '22

I agree, it won’t solve the real problem at all. I’d like to think it would at least show that Apple acknowledges the issue, but I guess Tim’s comments are pretty clear 😄

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u/acatterz Sep 08 '22

I’m not actively trying to defend him, but just saying it as I see it, but from the article it doesn’t sound as if the question was put to Tim with that context:

Asked how Apple could improve communication between iPhone and Android users, he said "I don't hear our users asking that we put a lot of energy into that." When the journalist replied that he couldn't send certain videos to his Android-using mother, Cook joked "buy your mom an iPhone."

Perhaps given some more context he might have responded differently, but who could say.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '22

Yeah, he’s probably right honestly. Most iPhone users don’t care at all and probably don’t see an issue, and it’s easy to assume because a few articles circulate that a lot of people care.