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Apple exec explains why Android didn't get iMessage

Rumors said Apple was getting ready to announce iMessage for Android at their WWDC press conference this week. That rumor never panned out.

Speaking with Walt Mossberg, a company executive says they didn't make it because they wanted it to be an enticing reason to buy an iPhone, which is what everyone suspected when the rumor first emerged.
 
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