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Google Hangouts was almost there as well. At least in my circle it was actually fairly popular too.

by kcb 5y ago

encryptluks2 5y ago
The mobile app really sucks though, especially when compared to Telegram.
baby 5y ago
I could never understand how to use it personally, people would sometimes message me from gmail, I was utterly confused. I never used it because of that.
eloisius 5y ago
At one point I had my Google Voice number tied to Hangouts, so SMS came through that app, and maybe one or two friends that also used Hangouts. I was never sure what client or integration they used, because it always seemed disjointed, like the app was made for someone else and I was an edge case so many of the features didn't make sense or didn't work, but I assume they did for someone. The most confusing part was the contacts tab, which had recommended contacts at the top instead of alphabetic ordering. It never made sense. It had about 50% numbers with no name associated. I assume just phone numbers of businesses I dialed at some point. The rest were a mixture of people I've emailed before but never called, someone I messaged frequently, and a bunch of people I haven't communicated with in any way since before Hangouts was even a thing, which I can't fathom why a recommender would decide I might want to call them now.
anko 5y ago
I wonder if the management at google actually use their products. If they did, there is no way they would allow them to be killed. Apple's senior staff definitely use their products.
- phreeza 5y ago
  They definitely use gsuite products all the time and in most cases exclusively (i.e. nobody uses Powerpoint, everyone uses Google Slides), but in other verticals (e.g. phones or laptops) it's not so clear cut.
- adt2bt 5y ago
  Disclaimer: I am a Googler voicing my own opinions about our products. Google really does use all of its own products internally. In fact, I've had a FAR better experience inside Google than outside of it. When 100% of your work happens on chat/gmail/docs/other internal tools, it's pretty seamless. We rarely dogfood external use cases though, where users don't fully drink the Kool-Aid.
  - JohnJamesRambo 5y ago
    So do you guys just constantly switch all the time when they kill the products? That must be maddening.

Google Hangouts was almost there as well. At least in my circle it was actually fairly popular too.

by kcb 5y ago

Google Hangouts was almost there as well. At least in my circle it was actually fairly popular too.

encryptluks2 5y ago

The mobile app really sucks though, especially when compared to Telegram.

baby 5y ago

I could never understand how to use it personally, people would sometimes message me from gmail, I was utterly confused. I never used it because of that.

eloisius 5y ago

At one point I had my Google Voice number tied to Hangouts, so SMS came through that app, and maybe one or two friends that also used Hangouts. I was never sure what client or integration they used, because it always seemed disjointed, like the app was made for someone else and I was an edge case so many of the features didn't make sense or didn't work, but I assume they did for someone. The most confusing part was the contacts tab, which had recommended contacts at the top instead of alphabetic ordering. It never made sense. It had about 50% numbers with no name associated. I assume just phone numbers of businesses I dialed at some point. The rest were a mixture of people I've emailed before but never called, someone I messaged frequently, and a bunch of people I haven't communicated with in any way since before Hangouts was even a thing, which I can't fathom why a recommender would decide I might want to call them now.

anko 5y ago

I wonder if the management at google actually use their products. If they did, there is no way they would allow them to be killed. Apple's senior staff definitely use their products.

phreeza 5y ago
They definitely use gsuite products all the time and in most cases exclusively (i.e. nobody uses Powerpoint, everyone uses Google Slides), but in other verticals (e.g. phones or laptops) it's not so clear cut.
adt2bt 5y ago
Disclaimer: I am a Googler voicing my own opinions about our products. Google really does use all of its own products internally. In fact, I've had a FAR better experience inside Google than outside of it. When 100% of your work happens on chat/gmail/docs/other internal tools, it's pretty seamless. We rarely dogfood external use cases though, where users don't fully drink the Kool-Aid.
- JohnJamesRambo 5y ago
  So do you guys just constantly switch all the time when they kill the products? That must be maddening.