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throwawaypathtoday at 1:04 AM1 replyview on HN

>Really?

Yes, really!

>Are they just presuming all of their customer can use RCS now? Or am I missing something?

Vast majority presume customers are using WhatsApp or similar apps to share photos and such. RCS rollout has been slow, but picked up on the last few years.

Countries with operators that have discontinued MMS include: India (BSNL; from 1 November 2015),[16] Philippines (Sun Cellular, Smart Communications, TNT; from 28 September 2018),[17] Singapore (Singtel, M1, Starhub; from 16 November 2021),[18] Kazakhstan (Kcell; from 6 May 2022),[19] Switzerland (Swisscom, Salt Mobile; from 10 January 2023),[20][21] Germany (Vodafone; from 17 January 2023).[22]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messaging_Service


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kube-systemtoday at 3:47 AM

Ah I forgot most of the world stopped using the phone part of their phone.