Apple has revoked access to iMessage on Mac computers for some Beeper users, affecting around 3.5K users. The bans were imposed without warning and have now been lifted, but the reason for the initial bans remains unclear. Beeper has disabled new iMessage connections after Apple's actions. The issue raises the question of whether a hardware ban without warning is an acceptable action for Apple to take against paid customers using a third-party client. Beeper is giving up on the iMessage dream following the bans on some Mac users.
Beeper raises the white flag in its battle over iMessage, disabling new connections with Beeper Cloud https://t.co/XvvGuxXHmR
Beeper disables new iMessage connections following Mac bans https://t.co/JOoraiKD1r https://t.co/4hjOUVgVUE
Beeper is giving up on the iMessage dream following blanket bans on some Mac users https://t.co/BH4RB1VF4E
Apple is restoring Mac users that were banned after using Beeper on iPhone https://t.co/1WzG0EdFmh #Apple
Beeper’s push for iMessage on Android is really over https://t.co/pZeX51yfHI
Beeper Mini customers were using their Mac computers to connect to iPhone messaging on their Android phones. Now, they say Apple has blocked the messaging service on their Macs. https://t.co/ZMfpRDw5x3
Apple has started lifting iMessage bans on Mac users who previously lost access after granting access to Beeper, but it remains unclear why the bans were imposed in the first place. By @Amber_M_Neely https://t.co/42tjJLLN5l
Beeper disables new iMessage connections after Apple banned Macs https://t.co/AsmZhwM4zY by @nexusben
Why this matters Regardless of what happened before, there is only question at issue right now: Is a hardware ban (with no warning) an acceptable action for Apple to take against paid customers who chose to use a 3rd party client (Beeper) to access iMessage on their own Mac… https://t.co/4bvBi0dxB5 https://t.co/7g3PskjQ0v
Apple banned some Beeper user Mac computers, New York Times investigated, Apple unbanned. The saga continues! Even after we've shifted our energy from iMessage back to our core Beeper product (15 network universal chat app), Apple cannot seem to get enough! Here's the TLDR: https://t.co/pMln2xK6Kf
Some Beeper users lost access to iMessage on their Mac and were told by Apple access was revoked due to irregular activity; Beeper: ~3.5K users reported outages (@trippmickle / New York Times) https://t.co/xbfcWLbpEl 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/w2bKlBCVs6
Also Apple has declared (to EU in DMA proceedings) that 'iMessage is not a fee-based service and Apple does not monetise it via the sale of hardware devices'. I'm sure he'll correct his post with the actual facts... Page 31 https://t.co/AG8pESPAdD https://t.co/Ew10EipAB0 https://t.co/4yX7AI2hBs