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A platform for businesses to provide customer service through iMessage, is now available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The feature launched in the United States earlier this year. The international expansion coincides with 30 additional businesses adopting Apple Business Chat around the world today, adding to 15 brands in the United States that have been using the platform, which remains in beta. For example, luxury fashion brand Burberry is integrating with Apple Business Chat worldwide to enable clients to check availability on items nearby, ask questions about the size and fit of clothing and accessories, and get help placing an order. Customers can also inquire about special events like fashion shows. Hotel chain Four Seasons is expanding its adoption of Apple Business Chat to reach 88 properties across the globe with Four Seasons Chat's capabilities to communicate with real people at each property in more than 100 languages, with response times averaging 90 seconds or less.

The full list of brands launching Apple Business Chat today: North America • 1-800 Contacts • DIRECTV NOW • Fairmont Hotels, including the Claremont Club & Spa in Berkeley • Kimpton Hotels • Freshly • Mall of America • Macerich malls, including Scottsdale Fashion Square and Santa Monica Place • Men's Wearhouse • Jos A. Thanks for posting that. That is really, really unintuitive. Never would have thought to look in Spotlight. I stay at Marriotts almost weekly and could never figure out how to use this to contact them. And it's even worse if you read [USER=893553]@LandRovers[/USER] post above yours.

It would be better if you could search the business name right from messages. I've searched MacRumors' previous articles, and I don't think there is one detailing the nuance required to get Apple Business Chat to work. Might be some thing to consider, [USER=696996]@Joe Rossignol[/USER].:) E.g. Home Depot → Spotlight search for 'Home Depot' Dish → Spotlight search for 'Dish Network near me' American Express → (still haven't figured that one out). And it's even worse if you read [USER=893553]@LandRovers[/USER] post above yours. It would be better if you could search the business name right from messages. I've searched MacRumors' previous articles, and I don't think there is one detailing the nuance required to get Apple Business Chat to work.

Might be some thing to consider, [USER=696996]@Joe Rossignol[/USER].:) E.g. Home Depot → Spotlight search for 'Home Depot' Dish → Spotlight search for 'Dish Network near me' American Express → (still haven't figured that one out) One thing to consider, Home Depot, Lowes, T-Mobile etc have iMessage extensions so its easier to message them without having to search etc.

Not sure about Dish. Amex I dont have an Amex card so I cant verify, but I do see there is an iMessage extension so it may work. One thing to consider, Home Depot, Lowes, T-Mobile etc have iMessage extensions so its easier to message them without having to search etc. Not sure about Dish. Amex I dont have an Amex card so I cant verify, but I do see there is an iMessage extension so it may work. That is one solution, but I really don't want to have to have an app for every retailer I visit IRL.

The latest Skype version does say on the download page, that it should be compatible with OS X 10.6.8 But on trying to install Skype message says I need OS X 10.9 minimum, so the download page is incorrect. How to make Skype work on older Macs. Try this with skype 6.15 & Mac OS 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8: 1. Quit Skype 2. Go to Applications Folder in Finder and Right Click. Skype launches itself automatically on either user login or system boot of Mac OS X. This is either helpful or annoying, depending on your needs. If you wish to stop Skype from opening itself automatically in OS X, you can do so easily using the methods outlined below.

Apple has done a very poor job in communicating how this should be used or how to find 'handles' for the retailers. Just like they're doing a bad job at communicating at how Shortcuts works. They come up with some great stuff, but if people don't know how to use it and it doesn't surface well, its just kludgeware.