Google shouldn't have given up on hangouts. It worked, sms, messaging, internet calls all from one app. Instead they wanted to get behind an open standard whi

Google shouldn't have given up on hangouts. It worked, sms, messaging, internet calls all from one app. Instead they wanted to get behind an open standard which works but is tied to carriers and phone numbers... I travel a lot and now essentially live in 2 different countries at once so tying all my communication to a phone number is a no-go. Now FB messenger ironically is my go-to (only real cross-platform app that everyone seems to have), even though I'm not a fan of FB at all.