Bug fixes and other improvements We've created an updated version of Beeper Mini that fixes an issue that caused messages not to be sent or received. You can get the update directly from beeper.com/update on your phone. We are still doing some final testing before submitting the update to the Google Play Store for distribution to all users.
They reverse engineered IBM’s BIOS to create the first fully compatible non-IBM PC that could run MS-DOS and all IBM PC software natively
This doesn’t sound like anything that’s dependent on IBM servers or services. It also doesn’t sound like something that IBM could realistically fix easily and retroactively, which is the case here with Apple.
I’m not even going to argue with you because all of that is way over my head.
Basically the answer to your question is “yes, and it was way more lucrative than Beeper Mini is”
This doesn’t sound like anything that’s dependent on IBM servers or services. It also doesn’t sound like something that IBM could realistically fix easily and retroactively, which is the case here with Apple.