> How many messaging systems has Google had over the years? The article answers that: "Google's messaging history is one of constant product startups and shut

> How many messaging systems has Google had over the years? The article answers that: "Google's messaging history is one of constant product startups and shutdowns. Thanks to a lack of product focus or any kind of top-down mandate from Google's CEO, no division is really "in charge" of messaging. As a consequence, the company has released 13 half-hearted messaging products since iMessage launched in 2011." I'll hazard a guess that most of those products were left to wither and die due to an inability to significantly advance Google's "eyeballs monetisation" strategy.