Reader was discontinued, Hangouts has been sold as a replacement for GTalk with missing features (history, compatibility with xmpp…), Android is forcing you to

Reader was discontinued, Hangouts has been sold as a replacement for GTalk with missing features (history, compatibility with xmpp…), Android is forcing you to use Google+ everyday more than before (and I really don't want to use it — I mean, really). I'm still using GMail and Android, but I'm not happy with how their UI change, and with how the latter puts Google everywhere (it's a bit better with Cyanogen, but still). Maybe I'm extrapolating, maybe not. The only thing I'm sure of, is that when trust has been lost, it's very hard to get it back.