> "In case you’re wondering, Chat is compatible with Hangouts and works with your existing contacts." Well no shit. A "contact" is a userid at a Google control

> "In case you’re wondering, Chat is compatible with Hangouts and works with your existing contacts." Well no shit. A "contact" is a userid at a Google controlled service. If they'd managed to not be able to address their own siloed users, that'd be pretty sad? Also: with email, you can email people. > "To get started, go to chat.google.com on the web or download the app on your desktop or mobile devices." So no Gnu/Linux client, only a Android/Linux client. Why am I not surprised.