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Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) decision to introduce RCS support to iMessage in 2024 is a move that appears to be influenced more by China than Europe, challenging previous assumptions.
What Happened: A new report by John Gruber's Daring Fireball suggests that Apple’s decision to support the RCS messaging standard in iMessage was not due to European pressure. Instead, China seems to have played a crucial role in this decision.
Apple's iPhones are also under pressure in China, which could have contributed to the pressure on Cupertino.
Gruber dismissed the notion that the European Commission’s Digital Markets Act swayed Apple’s decision. He emphasized that Apple was not deemed a “gatekeeper” under the Act, meaning Europe would not compel Apple to ...