Re:Gchat Was the Future of Messaging, but Google Didn’t Know
by aiiane on Sunday May 29, 2016 @12:00PM
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The big issue for you, perhaps - but the reality is that most users simply don't care about that.
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Re:Gchat Was the Future of Messaging, but Google Didn’t Know
by cm3 on Sunday May 29, 2016 @12:26PM
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Most users don't care because there is no way and they're not technically minded enough to complain about it. They would use it if available. I can cite many examples of non-technical users who had conversations like "do you have whatsapp", "do you have viber", "do you have X". From that it's safe to say there's a need for interoperability, and to be honest, if messengers get more important, some regulatory body will force it like they did with other things in the past.