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This, Google was shoving the Hancock down to every Google user. It didn't just die by itself. Google Talk was killed with Google+ too. It was a functional, no-
by jimmies 7y ago
This, Google was shoving the Hancock down to every Google user.
It didn't just die by itself. Google Talk was killed with Google+ too. It was a functional, no-nonsense IM that just worked and worked everywhere. After they engulfed this into Google+, it just became a bloated monstrosity that no one could understand. Remember when it suggested you every Google+ user when you tried to type a friend's name in Hangouts? Yeah... that was pretty fucked up.
I am just amazed that Youtube didn't die with it after it was used as a gateway to Google+.
- netsharc 7y ago> This, Google was shoving the Hancock down to every Google user. My brain read that as "down every Google user's throat", and I got an idea why they decided to name it that.
- rchaud 7y agoGoogle Talk was fantastic. The desktop experience was great, and the mobile apps were flawless, even on Nokia Symbian and Blackberry 6 OS. It's the only Google product that felt fun to use. I haven't bothered with Hangouts, Allo, Duo or any of the stuff that followed it.