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Does Gmail want to be instant messaging? New UI experiment says “yes”
(arstechnica.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Google is infamous for allowing valuable products to wither and die for no externally apparent reason. Hangouts, more than most was a major strategic error in my opinion.
Of course if they hadn't screwed it up third-party messaging options might be even less popular, and that would be unfortunate.