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Some of that isn't i-message specific though, right? I have a Pixel and it has high quality pictures, typing indicators, reads receipts, sends over wifi... the other stuff I don't think Android has but that's a bit gimicky anyway. Not trying to be an android fan girl but I really don't understand what makes i-message better.
The problem is the walled garden, both ecosystems have those features but they don’t work together. If all your friends have iPhones, there’s a lot of pressure to also have an iPhone. And once you’re in, you’re not likely getting out unless all your social circle does at once. That kind of lock in is extremely valuable.
I have an android and use Textra as my messaging app. I can see iPhone reactions and also react to messages agnostic of the other phone's OS
It isn't better, but it's an extreme example of Americas corporate fanaticism, everywhere else people say "well if Apple and Google don't play nice together, we'll use a third party app and skip it all". In the US they say, "if you don't have an iPhone that makes you worse than me somehow so this allows me to lord it over you".
I agree that all the stuff iMessage has that RCS doesn't is gimmicky, I'm, an Android user myself...but if you have an Android and someone you want to text has an iPhone, you're both using SMS.