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Google shit the bed on messaging so badly it became an evergreen meme internally. This is 100% self inflected damage and they should have stuck with the origin

by nr2x 3y ago

Google shit the bed on messaging so badly it became an evergreen meme internally. This is 100% self inflected damage and they should have stuck with the original open/source based gchat. They went propriety and played themselves. Also, most Googlers in the US use iPhone for personal and corp.

TMWNN 3y ago
>Also, most Googlers in the US use iPhone for personal and corp. Is this why (as I understand it) Google has historically launched new apps/features on iOS first? I know firsthand that this is true for Google Voice (including before, during, and after the lengthy detour to Hangouts).
- RestlessMind 3y ago
  Ads get higher CPCs / CVVs on iPhone. Much higher compared to Android, when everything else is the same (country, gender, etc). If I were to pick one reason for iOS-first strategy, that would be it.
- nr2x 3y ago
  AFAIK it’s totally separate teams. Internally it’s well known that most Google apps work better on iPhone than Pixel. I don’t think it’s intentional, it’s just harder to provide a consistent bug-free experience on Android, even for Google’s own flagship device.