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They should have just stuck with Hangouts. They had name recognition, the name itself was appropriate for the service and it worked with the existing services s
by techrat 5y ago
They should have just stuck with Hangouts. They had name recognition, the name itself was appropriate for the service and it worked with the existing services structure.
There was no reason to depreciate it and abandon it.
- silisili 5y agoYeah, this really irked me. I used Hangouts for everything...calls, texts, chats, even group calls/screen sharing. It all worked so well. At this point, I'll not use another Google messenger. They've made it clear enough it either won't be updated (hangouts), or will be killed off in 2 years(allo).
- plaidfuji 5y agoSounds like monetization was the problem there. They couldn’t tie its development cost to a clear revenue center.