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Seriously what the fuck is google doing?
Throwing shit at wall until something sticks? Example: Google Talk, Messages, Hangouts, Allo
Google: They're right, we need to focus our messaging strategy. Let's consolidate our platforms.
Hacker News: OMG! Google deprecates everything! Classic Google
Hacker News: LOL! Google has so many messaging apps, their product strategy sucks! Google: They're right, we need to focus our messaging strategy. Let's consolidate our platforms. Hacker News: OMG! Google deprecates everything! Classic Google
Earlier quoted context omitted.
FYI, there was an update to that article that stated (from the lead for Hangouts) that Hangouts has no set shutdown yet, and they plan on transitioning everyone to Hangouts Chat/Meet before Hangouts Classic goes down. see: https://9to5google.com/2018/12/02/google-hangouts-shutting-d...
I read that, but I don’t have much faith. And I would hardly recommend something to the average person in my family when I expect major changes that require them to relearn how to do things. There’s a reason I just recommend FaceTime or Skype to family members, it’s consistency.
Hacker News: LOL! Google has so many messaging apps, their product strategy sucks! Google: They're right, we need to focus our messaging strategy. Let's consolidate our platforms. Hacker News: OMG! Google deprecates everything! Classic Google
>> I complain about Google having too many competing/overlapping products, so I can't really complain when they close/merge them.
But I tend to agree that "Hacker News" is right to complain in both cases. Messaging is one of those areas where the existence of products you (the consumer) don't use can hurt you, so criticism #1 stuck. The only fix played right into criticism #2.
Does that mean #2 isn't a real problem? No, in general it's even worse than problem #1. The real lesson to be drawn here is that, if you get into a "bad" situation, you may not have a "good" way out.
This message traditionally got hammered home by tragedies, but tragedies are massively unpopular with modern audiences.
Hacker News: LOL! Google has so many messaging apps, their product strategy sucks! Google: They're right, we need to focus our messaging strategy. Let's consolidate our platforms. Hacker News: OMG! Google deprecates everything! Classic Google
Everyone except Google knew Allo was a bad idea before it even launched though.
Hangouts and now this? Their track-record is one of the reasons I don’t adopt personally or recommenced new Google services to friends and family.
Seriously what the fuck is google doing?
Seriously what the fuck is google doing?
Throwing shit at wall until something sticks? Example: Google Talk, Messages, Hangouts, Allo
