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So many Google products that I only discovered existed after they've been cancelled. I wonder if there's a marketing problem here. As a side note I genuinely c

by cjdell 5y ago

So many Google products that I only discovered existed after they've been cancelled. I wonder if there's a marketing problem here. As a side note I genuinely couldn't tell you what the name of the current chat app they're promoting (Hangouts, Meet, Duo, Allo), or what they're currently calling their smart speaker this week. Sorry but "Nest" is a thermostat and always will be to me.

xaerise 5y ago
Mostly the products are nice and you can see how it will fit in, but they are making them complex and hard to use. And by that, people will not use it.
nirui 5y ago
I guess they are trying their chances with RCS (Rich Communication Services) which is a standard rather than a service. And now let me just get this out of me: Google is really bad at naming things. "Hangouts" is too casual, "Meet" is too confusing (it's sounded more like an outdoor activity planer), and I don't even know what Duo or Allo means (I'm not even interested to look it up). Just call it "Chat" or "Chat service", Google, and then sit on it really REALLY steady.
- tentacleuno 5y ago
  They have Google Chat now, but it's just a Microsoft Teams spin-off for education.
  - philistine 5y ago
    Sounds like something they'll cancel soon.
    - tentacleuno 5y ago
      Hmm, that is true. I suppose a lot of companies have made these types of products in wake of the pandemic.
iakov 5y ago
I remember that every time I bought a new Android phone, there was a new chat app that was - obviously - not backwards-compatible with the previous one. Some of the contacts were usually there, some random ones from my Gmail account appeared too. All chat history was gone. Some of my friends used Hangouts a few times - it was working reasonably well, and Gmail integration didn't hurt either. Granted after a few "iterations" of Google messaging apps, no one I know uses them, ever.

by cjdell 5y ago

xaerise 5y ago

Mostly the products are nice and you can see how it will fit in, but they are making them complex and hard to use. And by that, people will not use it.

nirui 5y ago

I guess they are trying their chances with RCS (Rich Communication Services) which is a standard rather than a service. And now let me just get this out of me: Google is really bad at naming things. "Hangouts" is too casual, "Meet" is too confusing (it's sounded more like an outdoor activity planer), and I don't even know what Duo or Allo means (I'm not even interested to look it up). Just call it "Chat" or "Chat service", Google, and then sit on it really REALLY steady.

tentacleuno 5y ago
They have Google Chat now, but it's just a Microsoft Teams spin-off for education.
- philistine 5y ago
  Sounds like something they'll cancel soon.
  - tentacleuno 5y ago
    Hmm, that is true. I suppose a lot of companies have made these types of products in wake of the pandemic.

iakov 5y ago

I remember that every time I bought a new Android phone, there was a new chat app that was - obviously - not backwards-compatible with the previous one. Some of the contacts were usually there, some random ones from my Gmail account appeared too. All chat history was gone. Some of my friends used Hangouts a few times - it was working reasonably well, and Gmail integration didn't hurt either. Granted after a few "iterations" of Google messaging apps, no one I know uses them, ever.