Well that’s out-fucking-standing!

Edit:

RCS will instead replace SMS and MMS and “exist separately from iMessage when available.”

Well, that’s kind of concerning for iMessage users. Will they completely lose SMS and MMS support? What about when the iMessage or RCS servers are unreachable?

Edit 2:

and it’s planning to file an appeal against the government’s regulation of its App Store

Does this mean they may not actually roll this feature out, or may yank it if they win their appeal?