Yes - I'm being serious they didn't push it hard enough. If you had a Gmail or YouTube account it should have just instantly become a Google+ account in some sort of private mode so it doesn't inadvertently leak your info.

If they would have just pushed it out to everyone, day one, mandatory, no opt out, then we'd still have Google+ today.

Like if they made Google Talk the default messaging client on Android we'd still have Google Talk. I don't recall Apple making iMessage an optional messaging app you don't have to use.

[–] Opafi@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't recall Apple making iMessage an optional messaging app you don't have to use.

But... it is optional. Opt-out, sure, but optional nonetheless. I have disabled it on my work phone.

[–] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As far as I’m concerned, barely anyone uses iMessage outside US. If it weren’t for the US market, it would have been discontinued long ago.

[–] CCL@links.hackliberty.org 1 points 1 year ago

To be fair, most Americans don't know anything exists outside of America.