> I am concerned the iMessage on Android would simply serve to remove and obstacle to iPhone families giving their kids Android phones.
> I think we need to get Android customers using and dependent on Apple products. That is the best way to get them to consider our products in the future.
I wish more people to know about this kind of reasoning.
You’re conflating different situations. Apple has some reasons for why they don’t want to make an Android iMessage app themselves and other different reasons for why they don’t want someone else making an unauthorised Android iMessage app.
I disagree with the former but agree with the latter. I would prefer if Apple made the app but I can also understand why they won’t just trust a random third-party who keeps insulting them and acting entitled to their platform to not turn nefarious or have security holes Apple has no control over.
We could argue that technically the date in the title should be 2020 as that it the year the post was published, but that isn’t as relevant as the date of the emails.
> I think we need to get Android customers using and dependent on Apple products. That is the best way to get them to consider our products in the future.
I wish more people to know about this kind of reasoning.