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"Apple's iMessage users are reporting the service is experiencing an outage. It's not currently clear how many are affected and whether or not this is part of a broader issue.\r\n\r\nA quick search on Twitter for &amp;quot;iMessage down&amp;quot; shows that many are experiencing the issue. The first report of the problem we could find was made at 3:42 PM EST.\r\n\r\nApple's Services, Stores, and iCloud page showed an outage between 3:35 PM and 4:11 PM, with 30 percent of users affected. At 5:15 PM EST, many users are still claiming they can't use iMessage.\r\n\r\nApple first announced iMessage in June 2011, and has trumpeted the service as a cornerstone of its iOS and OS X platforms. Unfortunately, the service has experienced multiple\u00A0outages since its inception, ranging from just a few minutes to many hours."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/07/09/users-of-apples-imessage-reporting-outages/>