This is a move to fight Whatsapp but with a nice catch, it will be the default app without being accused for being a monopoly. Imagine if Google made a Whatsap

This is a move to fight Whatsapp but with a nice catch, it will be the default app without being accused for being a monopoly. Imagine if Google made a Whatsapp alternative and then had it as the default SMS app, the world would lose it's mind. However if they get the carriers to buy in, they can maybe pull off this coup. Good luck to them, I hope they fail.