rob53

The FTC and DOJ need to open their eyes and understand that Beeper is trying to hack Apple software. This has nothing to do with competition and anyone at the DOJ or FTC with any brain should see it for what it is and understand what it isn't. Messages is Apple's product and just like Microsoft and Google software, along with the million other apps, there's no justifiable requirement that they have to work with each other. 

“  He added that Masimo would certainly "work with them to improve their product" as well.” makes me wonder whether Apple actually used Masimo’s IP. Sounds like Masimo is trying to get code from Apple to see if they can fix their own code. Otherwise, Masimo is being rude telling Apple they are better than Apple. 

Anti-competitive? I simply see Beeper as being malware. It’s software that disguises itself as real Messages, something that it isn’t. It’s time for members of Congress to go back to school and take some computer classes. It’s also time these self-proclaimed champions for people (actually anti-Apple people) take some computer security classes to understand what Beeper is doing. I see it as a Trojan horse, faking what they really are. 

mikethemartian said:

It is no different than Apple constantly claiming “privacy and security” to lock down their platforms so that they can maximize profit.

Not really. GM will heed to provide cellular capabilities, something all iPhone users already are paying for. Why pay twice? As for privacy and security, what China-based programmer are they going to use? GM is going down the drain anyway. Their GM is Mary Barra, a women for those commenters who think she’s a he, and GM’s only chance of staying alive is to build everything in China. Who do you trust for privacy and security?

Every politician has an agenda. I just wish they would spend more time supporting the middle class and people without much money at all instead of sucking up to corporations. Warren can say she's against multinational corporations but she also is funded by them. Check out https://www.opensecrets.org/2020-presidential-race/elizabeth-warren/contributors?id=N00033492