Apple considered bringing iMessage to Android, then decided iOS-only method was more useful

In the ongoing legal dispute between Apple and Epic Games, the former has been called out for its practice of keeping its apps and services exclusive to its devices. A working example provided for this was Apple's popular app iMessage.

Apple has always adhered to strict policies that maintain the exclusivity of its ecosystem. In the ongoing legal dispute between Apple and Epic Games, the tech major was recently called out for doing the same in the case of its messaging service iMessage. For those unaware, iMessage is Apple's widely popular messaging platform that works across Apple devices. The proprietary product was recently highlighted to be just one of the ways in which the company maintains its monopoly and keeps its users limited to within the Apple ecosystem. The allegations were made during the ongoing legal dispute between Apple and Epic Games. The latter charged the Cupertino tech giant earlier for the considerable fee it demands from developers for listing their apps on the App Store. After a rather dramatic clash publicly, the dispute between the tech companies is now being resolved within the courtroom.