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> Google to shut down Google Voice Don't give me such of a freaking heartattack.
by monksy 6y ago
> Google to shut down Google Voice
Don't give me such of a freaking heartattack.
- joshstrange 6y agoI mean... I wouldn't put my eggs in that basket. It's a product that I doubt makes them much money at all and it has a small (relative) user base. I know here on HN there are probably plenty of users of GV but I don't think a single one of my non-tech friends could even tell you what Google Voice is. From my perspective it's been on a slow march to getting shut down for years now.
- cma 6y agoDon't they listen to your voicemails and calls to target ads at you? Their early tech adopter audience is probably a valuable demographic, but most people don't make lots of calls anymore.
- kls 6y agoMy conspiracy part of my brain pings and says, it gives the NSA convenient access to parsed voice calls which probably pays Google well. That being said the opposite could be just as true and they will just shut it down, this could very well be a consolidation to see if moving everything to voice is worth maintaining.
- ProAm 6y agoIt's what Skype did when MS bought them. P2P -> P2S2P
- suyash 6y agoIt may happen as it's only limited to US users now.
- ianmf 6y agoI have been using Google Voice since around 2014. I can make and receive calls and SMS for no cost to me. Bringing into consideration the recent changes to Google products regarding monetizing them, I expect some changes to Google Voice to come in the near future. I also have a grandfathered GSuite Basic, which I am wary that Google might cripple it or force me to pay for it.