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		kennywinker on May 13, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iMessage purgatory The issue is a) communicating that to users. and b) Even if you know that, if your phone breaks and you revert to an older phone or a cheap android to tide you over... you didn't get a chance to sign out. I'd say the problem is they're keeping you signed in for too long. If my phone doesn't check in for 24 hours, shouldn't it un-register me at least until I next check in?

xarball on May 14, 2014 [–]

It sounds like they're intentionally doing this, to create a problem for people migrating away from their service.

Apple: Broken by design, broken at inception.

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