WordPress and Tumblr owner Automattic has bought Beeper, the maker of the Beeper Mini app that challenged Apple’s iMessage dominion late last year. Although it ultimately lost that battle, the incident gave the DOJ more ammunition in its antitrust suit against the iPhone maker.
Commissioner Brendan Carr called on the Federal Communications Commission or FCC to investigate Apple (AAPL) regarding the shutdown of Beeper Mini, an app which introduced iMessage for Android users.
The commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr, urged the agency to investigate Apple over its actions to block Beeper Mini service.
Some Beeper users are claiming issues with using iMessage on their Macs as some of them are being entirely banned from using the messaging app after registering with Beeper.