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The thing about Google is that they're pretty R&D heavy. Making Duo into a killer video app isn't the point, it's to handle all the technical edge cases in a pr
by tylerchilds 7y ago
The thing about Google is that they're pretty R&D heavy. Making Duo into a killer video app isn't the point, it's to handle all the technical edge cases in a problem space and then apply that to every system at Google.
I use Google Fi for phone calls and it seems like it's fairly lossy, but they can take their improvements, such as this from Duo, and apply it using software to make it less noticeable to me, a user on a completely different product line.
- stallmanite 7y agoWhy would a potential customer want to invest time into learning a product that’s just a temporary research project?
- disillusioned 7y agoWell, it's also to have a legitimate Facetime competitor, that's cross-platform and ready to roll for Android, and first-party.