In a move that nobody saw coming before the death of the universe, Apple has announced it will be adding support for the Rich Communication Service (or RCS) messaging standard to the iPhone. It’s something Apple has resisted for a long time, in favor of promoting the iPhone-exclusive iMessage.
This move has the potential to radically change the way Android and iPhone users interact. iPhone owners aren’t likely to notice much, and it’s not as though messages from Android users will start coming in blue bubbles. But for Android users, the act of messaging an iPhone owner is going to change quite a bit — and for the better.
