<story><title>Beeper – Moving Forward</title><url>https://blog.beeper.com/p/beeper-moving-forward</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>LeafItAlone</author><text>&amp;gt; “Each time that Beeper Mini goes ‘down’ or is made to be unreliable due to interference by Apple, Beeper’s credibility takes a hit. It’s unsustainable,” Beeper writes.&lt;p&gt;This was my feeling from the first time I saw it on HN. I am in the Apple ecosystem, so I had no need for it anyways, but I didn’t expect a product to last when it relies on Apple not restricting something they clearly want to restrict.&lt;p&gt;It clearly got them a lot of press, attention, and recognition. But also indicated, to me, that they are just not reliable.&lt;p&gt;The team seems very intelligent and capable. I truly hope they find something to do next that doesn’t rely on such a fragile bridge.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>m463</author><text>&amp;gt; I am in the Apple ecosystem, so I had no need for it anyways&lt;p&gt;I would like apple to allow chats to be exported.  They kind of let you export photos and videos, but not chats, which also include photos and videos.&lt;p&gt;I know people who have chats with their (dead) loved ones who have lost everything when they lost or broke their phone.</text></comment>
<story><title>Beeper – Moving Forward</title><url>https://blog.beeper.com/p/beeper-moving-forward</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>LeafItAlone</author><text>&amp;gt; “Each time that Beeper Mini goes ‘down’ or is made to be unreliable due to interference by Apple, Beeper’s credibility takes a hit. It’s unsustainable,” Beeper writes.&lt;p&gt;This was my feeling from the first time I saw it on HN. I am in the Apple ecosystem, so I had no need for it anyways, but I didn’t expect a product to last when it relies on Apple not restricting something they clearly want to restrict.&lt;p&gt;It clearly got them a lot of press, attention, and recognition. But also indicated, to me, that they are just not reliable.&lt;p&gt;The team seems very intelligent and capable. I truly hope they find something to do next that doesn’t rely on such a fragile bridge.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Aloha</author><text>I still think Apple has a missed opportunity with iMessage - dual platform support 10 years ago would mean no WhatsApp, which is universal is much of the world. Hindsight is always 20&amp;#x2F;20 I guess.</text></comment>