BloodBlade The presentation was very professional, and I learned a lot.
To explain it to the original poster in a simpler way,
Simulated APRS is essentially the same as regular APRS; all APRS-compatible radios can decode it.
Digital APRS essentially involves processing APRS signals using DMR, and the receiving equipment needs to be able to decode both DMR and APRS signals. Therefore, others would need to purchase a FreeTalk 878 to decode your signal.