Why can't I get iMessage on Windows?

Can I download a version of iMessage on Windows PC?

That isn't iMessage though. All that does is allow you to click a contacts email address and use your Windows PC's installed default email client to send an email.
Apple have not made iMessage available to Windows PCs and I suspect never will. After all, Apple want to sync everything across THEIR ecosystem not someone else's as they'd rather you bought Macs over PCs. The only reason the old MobileMe service, now rebranded as iCloud, syncs to Outlook is to offer Windows users some element of sync services so as to tap in to the massive Windows marketplace. But for full features, FaceTime, iMessage etc, I suspect you will always need an OSX or iOS device, not a Windows one

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