ケータイ各社の度肝を抜いた iMessage

iMessage | Daring Fireball

It also means iPhone users with iPhone-using friends and family no longer need SMS. I’ll cancel my SMS plan as soon as this ships.

(A well-informed little birdie tells me that Apple’s phone carrier partners around the world found out about iMessages when we did: during today’s keynote.)

iMessage Brings Texting to iPod Touch and iPad Users | MacRumors

If it sounds like BBM, RIM’s BlackBerry Messaging service, that’s because, well, it sounds a lot like BBM actually — and increases device lock-in as well.

SURPRISE! Carriers Didn’t Know iMessage Was Coming Until Today’s Keynote | Silicon Alley Insider

iMessage: Biting RIM’s style and sticking it to network operators | GigaOM

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