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Apple shocked the world late last year, announcing out of the blue (pun intended) that it'll bring RCS support to the iPhone. Finally, finally, granting the wish of Google, carriers, and some diehard Android users who still haven't figured out how to chat with their iPhone friends. The RCS rollout wouldn't be immediate, as Apple said RCS support will be ready at some point this year. It wouldn't be Google's version of RCS either, but the standard the GSMA approved. That means it wouldn't support encryption at first. I said recently the move was enough to defeat Google's PR campaign…
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