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I am not just talking about the cancellation, I am also talking about product strategy. Like the example of Gtalk. Gtalk was interoperable, worked well and yet
by actuator 6y ago
I am not just talking about the cancellation, I am also talking about product strategy. Like the example of Gtalk. Gtalk was interoperable, worked well and yet missed the beat of messaging apps.
Look at the messaging space now. Messenger, WhatsApp, iMessage. Google should have led this space with evolution of Gtalk.
Even for users, as it used XMPP we would have had an open platform where we could have just plugged in our own favorite messaging apps with it.
- three_seagrass 6y agoDidn't GTalk become Hangouts? That's my point though - the features that HN users find valuable (XMPP standard) are not the same as what most consumers do.
- actuator 6y agoYeah, you are right about that. My main point was just about messaging in general where Google couldn't evolve Gtalk into a smartphone era messaging app. XMPP I consider as an advantage personally as with lock in to platforms like Messenger/WhatsApp we complain about the total control these companies have. In an XMPP world, at least you could have had more control over clients and the ability to talk to a different Jabber server from the same client app. I agree though that the XMPP bit, no normal user cares about.
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