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Microsoft Says It Would Love to Work With Apple to Bring iMessage Support to Windows

posted by janrinok on Sunday May 13 2018, @10:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the another-pig-flies-past dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

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.

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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday May 13 2018, @04:12PM (4 children)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Sunday May 13 2018, @04:12PM (#679218) Homepage

    Yeah, fuck interoperability. Crapple faggots want to remain special snowflakes.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 13 2018, @05:35PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 13 2018, @05:35PM (#679236)

    Proprietary junk protocols on proprietary walled-garden platforms are something to be applauded, aren't they?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 14 2018, @12:53AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 14 2018, @12:53AM (#679381)

      What walled garden? Apple doesn't have one. Where is the wall? In the development kits they give for Macs, iPhones, iPads etc? In the portfiles area? It isn't a walled garden buy a thin low fence that anyone who can actually code can step over.

  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Sunday May 13 2018, @09:06PM

    by frojack (1554) on Sunday May 13 2018, @09:06PM (#679309) Journal

    Yeah, we need Microsoft as a back-door agent for the NSA, otherwise: terrorists.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Gaaark on Sunday May 13 2018, @10:51PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Sunday May 13 2018, @10:51PM (#679343) Journal

    The way MS fucks with everyone and everything they come in contact with, who can blame Apple (or anyone) for saying "Nuh uh!"

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