I am an Apple customer. I don’t feel attacked. In this case, specifically, I feel protected.
Using an analogy from a person I follow on Mastodon: “For $1.99 per month, I will give you a QR code that tells 24 Hour Fitness that you are their customer when you really aren't. You can work out for free whenever you want.”
And:
“The Department of Justice is investigating 24 Hour Fitness for banning the people I charge $1.99 per month for access to all 24 Hour Fitness locations without actually being a member. What a world!”
That's a terrible analogy. Per the OP, Beeper users are Apple customers:
> Beeper uses real registration data from real Macs and iPhones. These credentials are being used by real people, with real Apple accounts, to send real iMessages.
To be fair, that was JUST added in the most recent change. It has _not_ been like that the whole time, and it's a bit disingenuous to imply that it has.
I doubt it'll have an impact though, and this will likely get shut down just as other methods have been.
Using an analogy from a person I follow on Mastodon: “For $1.99 per month, I will give you a QR code that tells 24 Hour Fitness that you are their customer when you really aren't. You can work out for free whenever you want.”
And:
“The Department of Justice is investigating 24 Hour Fitness for banning the people I charge $1.99 per month for access to all 24 Hour Fitness locations without actually being a member. What a world!”
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