In the final part of this MacVoices Live! session, Chuck Joiner, Dave Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Web Bixby, Ben Roethig, Eric Bolden, and Jim Rea cover:

Google Looking For Help Against Apple

Chamberlain Closes The Garage Door On HomeKit Users

(Part 3)

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

0:01:46 Google's Unlikely Success with RCS

0:02:33 Easy Communication with Android vs. iMessage Limitations

0:03:10 Government Assistance vs Merit-based Competition

0:04:24 Apple's Concerns with RCS and Carrier Dependency

0:06:03 Privacy Concerns and the Role of Google in RCS

0:07:19 Benefits of a Seamless Messaging System across Devices

0:08:36 Chamberlain's Arrogance: Shutting Down Third-Party Interaction

0:10:02 Chamberlain Dominates the Garage Door Opener Market

0:11:56 Clarifying the Unauthorized Access to APIs

0:12:30 MyQ System: Past Support for Multiple Smart Device Systems

0:13:40 Third-party Controllers as Garage Opener Workaround

0:14:59 Convenient Garage Monitoring with Cameras

0:16:25 Chamberlain's desire for ads and revenue generation

0:19:03 Chamberlain's focus on subscription services over advertising revenue

0:22:21 Extracting rent and extorting customers with diminishing value

0:23:43 Potential solutions and alternatives to Chamberlain's offerings

0:25:19 Final thoughts and reflections on the discussion

Links:

Google turns to regulators to make Apple open up iMessage

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/8/23951935/google-european-telcos-apple-imessage-digital-markets-act-core-platform-service-gatekeeper-lobbying

What is RCS messaging? Everything you need to know about the SMS successor

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/what-is-rcs-messaging/

This smart garage door controller is no longer very smart

https://www.theverge.com/23949612/chamberlain-myq-smart-garage-door-controller-homebridge-integrations

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