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At its Build developer conference this year, Microsoft revealed a new “Your Phone” application that it hopes will make iOS and Android devices work better with Windows 10 PCs. The app bring things such as photos, texts, and more directly from your smartphone to your Windows PC.
One key missing feature, however, is iMessage support – but Microsoft says it would love to work with Apple to change that…
In a thorough interview with The Verge, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore and Shilpa Ranganathan explain that some things are harder to bring to the new Your Phone application than others. Messages is one of those.
While the Your Phone application will work with photos and notifications, Ranganathan says Apple makes it challenging to add support for Messages. Essentially, the vision that she offers is full support for iMessage on Windows via the Your Phone application.
Ranganathan explains that she wants to bring iMessage support to Windows 10 in a way that is respectful to the ecosystem, but also one that makes for an enjoyable experience for users:
“Apple does make it a tad harder for messages, but we’re very willing to work with Apple,” Ranganathan says.
[...] Nevertheless, as The Verge notes, it certainly seems that the new Your Phone platform will launch with better support for Android than iPhone – but something tells me Apple doesn’t care.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 13 2018, @12:56PM (4 children)
Of course
MSthe NSA would love for Apple to bring its end-to-end encrypted iMessage application to Windows.(Score: -1, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday May 13 2018, @04:13PM
Crapple have been sucking the cocks of NSA niggers even before Microsoft was just a twinkle in Bill Gates' bloodshot eyes.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 13 2018, @07:35PM (2 children)
It is cute seeing people put total faith in Apple. I immediately became suspicious when right after the Snowden leaks we got the FBI iPhone unlocking case where Apple bravely stood up as the champion of user rights. It worked great, everyone now believes iPhones are secure and Apple is looking out for their best interests!
I was not surprised by the recent story where nearly every Apple device was able to be broken into.
From a search on SN for Apple stories I came across this link from kaszz: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130909/08582024452/steve-jobs-is-big-brother-smartphone-users-are-zombies-according-to-nsa-cell-phone-tapping-presentation.shtml [techdirt.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 13 2018, @09:14PM
I have two words for you: iocane powder
You'll have to make the connection yourself.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Sunday May 13 2018, @10:03PM
Old story.
by Tim Cushing
Mon, Sep 9th 2013 2:19pm
A lot of shit has changed since 2013. Apple and Android have hardened their systems.
Are they fool proof? Probably not.
Did you see the NSA bitching about encryption back then? No.
Do you see that now? Yes.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.