Source: Google Allo will be officially shut down soon

Looks like Google is finally discovering they are just a SCUMMY advertising company and shouldn't be building consumer products that don't directly feed into that advertising.

Re: Source: Google Allo will be officially shut down soon

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 05, 2018, 10:52 PM UTC

yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #2

IRC it is. Can Google not see the image that they project anymore?

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Re: Source: Google Allo will be officially shut down soon

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Post by TwoNineA » Wed, Dec 05, 2018, 10:53 PM UTC

rubatuga wrote: post #3

Seriously what the fuck is google doing?

Throwing shit at wall until something sticks?

Example: Google Talk, Messages, Hangouts, Allo

Re: Source: Google Allo will be officially shut down soon

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Post by SMLP » Wed, Dec 05, 2018, 10:55 PM UTC

It was a great idea... but then so was google plus... google buzz... the problem with a good idea is the people go where the people are. If they had only just bundled it as the default on Android One it may have just worked.

Re: Source: Google Allo will be officially shut down soon

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Post by egwynn » Wed, Dec 05, 2018, 10:57 PM UTC

Non-amp link: https://9to5google.com/2018/12/05/google-allo-shutting-down/

Also, s/it’s/its/

Re: Source: Google Allo will be officially shut down soon

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Post by maxxxxx » Wed, Dec 05, 2018, 11:01 PM UTC

velobro wrote: post #4

Looks like Google is finally discovering they are just a SCUMMY advertising company and shouldn't be building consumer products that don't directly feed into that advertising.

That would be a brilliant insight actually. I would love it if they didn't even try to make consumer products.

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Post by alphabettsy » Wed, Dec 05, 2018, 11:04 PM UTC

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.