Apple Kills The Text Message

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Apple Kills The Text Message Apple's iMessage is killing off the overpriced text message, at least for a narrow group of iPhone owners. Graphic designer Neven Mrgan posted this chart showing how his text messaging use changed after Apple released iOS 5 with iMessage. As you can see, it dropped dramatically. Most of Mrgan's friends are iPhone owners, so iMessaging is free between them. If you own an iPhone but most of your friends are on Android, RIM, or feature phones, you're still going to have to pay for text messages. Regardless, the writing is on the wall for text messaging. Carriers are going to be losing one of their easiest sources of profits.  Read » Also On SAI Today: OpenSky Hits 1 Million Users And More Than $1.5 Million In Monthly Sales Uber Is Refunding Some Customers After Charging Them An Arm And A Leg On New Year's Eve One Of The Hottest Startups In The Valley, Instagram, Just Hired Its 8th Employee CrowdTwist Office Tour: Life After TechStars NYC Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Hopefully You're Not A Short Term Investor In Tech IPOs CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's Bumpy Year CHART OF THE DAY: After Losing Its Star Writers, Engadget's Traffic Has Gone Up Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: ipat39@gmail.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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