I like John Gruber’s airport lounge analogy for iMessage. Michael Tsai takes it one step further to underscore how Apple’s control still twists what is possible.
@manton Thanks for sharing. His way of leaning into the analogy aptly shows how Apple can be both in the right from a business owner and legal perspective (what @gruber was aiming for, I think), while they also turn a blind eye to the challenges/lesser experiences that their own customers face because of their stance.
@manton Gruber has presented the modern everyman tool, a smartphone that half the population uses, as a high-end exclusivity perk.
I cannot.
