I’m not sure iMessage and SMS/RCS will be allowed to be in the same app going forward in the EU at least.

My interpretation is that would be unfair under the proposed rules. Apple would need to make iMessage a separate app jailed the same way WhatsApp etc are or open up the API’s in such a way they can all integrate the same way.

I think this is more “for now”.

Time to buy some META stock.

Apple is a big reason for their financial trouble. I could see them moving WhatsApp to their own hosted store to force users over and then sideload Facebook to get around tracking restrictions.

I sold it off when Apple started to clamp down. Looks like I can buy in this dip then just wait for that to climb back up.

Apples tracking restrictions are way more draconian than the EU ones.

This explains the last several months trajectory despite their future looking murky.