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Love RCS, but this, like iMessage, is a closed system.

If it doesn't support Linux well, I'm not buying it. It's that simple.

For all of Linux's warts, it's still better than the commercial crap coming from Microsoft and Apple that focuses on 99% of consumers. For many of us at HN, Linux is a blessing and it's only getting better.

Does this mean we'll see new startups in the sneaker-net space?

They want to be like Apple here and lock things down. Remember SMS? The ubiquitous text messaging protocol that had an API that developers could access? Now, the latest standard, RCS, is locked down with no API and behaves just like iMessage. Ring any bells?

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Wonderful to hear this is fixed in Nightly on Linux; thanks for the heads up. I reported this several months ago.

Hate that they recently implemented PWAs, but didn't bother making sure the icon for the site worked, so all PWAs have the genetic Firefox icon. The most valuable feature of PWAs is to identify a tab as a standalone app and there's no fix for this in sight.

Fair, but the only other major player here, Google, has not done much better; RCS is still locked up with no API in sight.

Just as bad in Windows land.

> Linux progressed really nicely, while MacOS deteriorated at the same rate, and it's changing the balance and the decision for me.

Same, but it's Windows that's been deteriorating fast for me. Linux has it's warts, but it's FAR better than the current commercial offerings.

Yep. I think Microsoft is planning to make all their money from AI; because all their other stuff is becoming wildly enshitified and I take every opportunity that I can to look for a replacement.

I love how they list refueling only taking 5 minutes from anywhere, but they leave out that you can't refuel at home. The EV side should be updated to say refueling time is zero because every time I leave my home I'm already completely fueled up.

I hate CarPlay; yet another dumbed down interface that's inextricably linked to a phone.

You said it yourself, they're fundamentally suitable for most use cases. Yes, for the near future, there will be many use cases where gas is superior.