Court emails reveal Apple's 2013 call to keep iMessage off Android
aakashgupta · x · 2026-11-04
Aakash Gupta recounts court-disclosed emails: in April 2013 Apple's services chief Eddy Cue urged bringing iMessage to Android while Google was reportedly seeking to buy WhatsApp for $1B. Apple declined — partly to keep kids from defecting to Android — a decision that shaped why Americans don't use WhatsApp today.
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