The launch of iOS5 is imminent and along with this particular launch, come many new software enhancements. They are all neatly packaged in Apple’s trademark slick style into iOS5.
One improvement we are particularly excited about is iMessage which lets you message other iPhone users for free (when on WiFi). You may incur a charge on 3g networks. Will this mean a radical shift away from paying SMS costs? As Apple finally catch on to the success of BBM, (thats BlackBerry shorthand for BlackBerry Messenger I gather) will this form of communication catch on?
The answer is a resounding yes. Most young people text WAY more than they speak on the phone and naturally they will gavitate towards the free options. Many of which abound already, think of the tons of iPhone Apps in the app store that do this: Pingchat, Viber and of course the big names like GoogleTalk, Skype and probably to a lesser degree for iPhone users, the Windows Live Messenger app. The launch of iMessage will seriously reduce traffic to these apps.
I for one am excited that I’ll be paying less for my iPhone usage – lets hope Apple has figured out a way for non iPhone users to get inon the action as well. I doubt it.
Are you looking forward to this new feature?
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Yes!! I must say that I am. I am current using an app called WhatsApp and it seems to be cross platform. I will see if I can contribute an article about the pros and cons.
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