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So now they have: * Gmail * Google Talk * Google Voice * Allo * Duo * Hangouts Chat * Hangouts Meet Am I missing any products that compete with their ow
by ketralnis 10y ago
So now they have:
* Gmail
* Google Talk
* Google Voice
* Allo
* Duo
* Hangouts Chat
* Hangouts Meet
Am I missing any products that compete with their own other products?
- Splendor 10y agoGoogle+ Communities overlap with group chat in some ways.
- booleandilemma 10y agoInbox by Gmail
- Macha 10y agoI mean Inbox is just an alternative Gmail client, so its not like you can't communicate between Gmail and inbox. This is not the case for e.g. hangouts and allo
- devopsproject 10y agoMessanger which got renamed to Android Messages a few weeks ago
- izacus 10y agoThat's just the SMS app.
- accountface 10y agoHangouts, Voice, and Allo are all meant to be SMS replacements — so they are directly competing with their SMS app.
- Infinitesimus 10y agoI sometimes wonder how Google's Product/PM team views their products and how they think having a reputation among techies for a very fragmented software base and focus helps them. I get the idea of internally challenging yourselves to come up with replacements for your products but at least have some clear focus. Why are there so many different ways for me to connect with people when using Google's platform? The beauty of iMessage at least in the mobile space is that it's your single app for text communications and Facetime for video. That's it. Bonus if you have a Mac since you can use it from your computer as well.
- mike-cardwell 10y agoAnd not one of them respects your privacy
- calchris42 10y agoTheir newer approach of different products targeted at consumer vs. business use cases has some merrit. All/Duo for consumer, Hangouts Chat/Meet for business. The needs are different and one size fits all often means one size ideal for nobody.
- jbpetersen 10y agoIt's almost like Google is the new Microsoft according to a certain famous parody of corporate hierarchies.