When even Zuckerberg is making fun of iMessage, you know you have a problem

Through the years, Apple has been gaining an increasing number of criticism over iMessage and its lack of interoperability. CEO Tim Cook dinner responded to the criticism by telling customers to purchase iPhones for the individuals they wish to talk with. Now even Mark Zuckerberg has stepped into the fray to tug Apple about iMessage.

In an Instagram put up, the Meta CEO shared a photograph of an advert for WhatsApp displayed on Pennsylvania Station in New York Metropolis. The advert riffs on the previous inexperienced bubble vs blue bubble argument, urging individuals to modify to WhatsApp for its end-to-end encryption. Nonetheless, it’s beneath the picture the place Zuckerberg actually goes after Apple.

In his put up, Zuckerberg states, “WhatsApp is much extra personal and safe than iMessage, with end-to-end encryption that works throughout each iPhones and Android, together with group chats.” He additionally factors out the number of privateness options WhatsApp provides along with encrypted messages comparable to disappearing chats and end-to-end encrypted backups.

In the event you didn’t know, the inexperienced bubble vs blue bubble ordeal is uniquely American. In different elements of the world, extra individuals depend on WhatsApp for communication. In an effort to develop its person base and be extra of a competitor to iMessage right here within the States, Meta is making an enormous push for WhatsApp via advert campaigns for TV, digital video, billboards, and extra.

Regardless of providing a variety of privateness options that iMessage doesn’t have, WhatsApp might have a tricky time convincing potential customers to return over to its platform utilizing the privateness angle. On condition that WhatsApp is owned by Meta — an organization that’s removed from being identified for its privateness efforts — a variety of shoppers are extra doubtless prepared to belief Apple.