John Gruber@raineer Are you thick? Mastodon and the fediverse are defined as being “open”. That's supposedly a fundamental part of the appeal. Apple has never said iMessage was open.
V.H. Belvadi@gruber @raineer This excerpt—
I came away convinced that [Meta] indeed genuinely wants to make federation happen, and have it happen in a “good” way. I did not get any sense [they] were executing any secret agenda, whether embrace-and-extend...
…reminds me of Neville Chamberlain’s thoughts on Hitler before WWII:
In spite of the harshness and ruthlessness I thought I saw in his face, I got the impression that here was a man who could be relied upon when he had given his word.