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The biggest problem with moving back to XMPP now is that Google us cut us off from anyone now using Hangouts. Less than a year ago I drank the Google Kool-Aid a
by subway 13y ago
The biggest problem with moving back to XMPP now is that Google us cut us off from anyone now using Hangouts. Less than a year ago I drank the Google Kool-Aid and started using GApps instead of my personal server running Postfix/Dovecot/EJabberd. Since 87% of my XMPP contacts are on the GSuite, by going back I lose all IM connectivity with them. I almost feel like I'm being held hostage at this point. I've also invested a few grand in services, software, and hardware that ties into the GSuite, providing further disincentive to move away.
In summary: Bah.
- stanleydrew 13y agoI don't understand. I thought Google's Hangouts app didn't use XMPP but everyone with a Google account still has a gTalk account and you can still communicate with XMPP. Am I wrong? Would those chats not show up in gMail? And would they not possibly also show up in the Hangouts app?
- subway 13y agoThe GTalk and Hangouts appear to be two entirely different things. Once I switched over to Hangouts, folks subscribed to my presence information no longer saw me online, and from within GMail I have no way of messaging them without switching back to GTalk Mode. On Android I don't even have a way to switch back.