How do you change iMessage for a single contact?

When trying to message someone that was an iPhone user but changed to a HTC phone, for some crazy reason, iMessage is still the default how can the on contact be changed?

To disable iMessage for a former iMessage contact, two things need to happen in succession:
1) the iPhone user must RECEIVE an SMS message from that contact, and
2) the iPhone user must SEND an SMS message to that contact
(not necessarily in that order)
It should also be noted that if the contact ever sends an iMessage again, your iPhone will revert back to using iMessage until the above two steps are repeated.

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I'm looking for a solution on my end that does not require action by the other person. The person has deregistered from imessage pursuant to Apple's suggestions (http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS5185). However, the problem remains. I've deleted the contact from my phone and reentered as not an iphone, and I still cannot text them. Apple's policy/practice is hindering the use of another company's product.
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I did not mean insane in the literal sense, more the colloquial. However, I did mean unconscionable. Without going into extensive detail of any number of reasonable hypothetical situations, what if there was an emergency and the person who purchased new services from another company is unable to receive an emergency message? Say they were unable to receive a phone call because they are in and out of service coverage areas and the only chance of reaching them with an emergency message is via text that will go through when they briefly enter a coverage area? That, in my opinion, is an example of how this is an unconscionable business practice.

How to disable iMessage for a single contact?

Hello apple communites, I have a simple and hopefully simple to answer question..
I am curious as to how to disable iMessaging for a single contact. My sister when she got her phone number originally had an iPhone, she has since gotten an android and kept the same phone number. However I am running into issues with text messages to her, my phone still thinks she has an iPhone and continues to send every text as an iMessage, resulting in a failed message. I can easily hit the "send again as a text message" option and the message/picture sends as normal. I however find this a bit fustrating, and have tried everything I can think of to attempt to disable this. However all the online tutorials I can find regarding disabling iMessage turns the feature off completly, I don't wish to do that.
I have attempted to completely delete, (including all existing all texts and call history), and then re-add the contact, but that does not work either, my iPhone still attempts to send messages to my sister as an iMessge. Any help, if any, would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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