Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app

Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by prdonahue on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @12:31AM (#12545401)

Because Hangouts is a bloated POS? Everyone I know who works for Google states this (and I can concur from using it at work).

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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by colemickens on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @12:40AM (#12545448)

How on earth is hangouts "bloated"? It's a friggin IM app with video calling built in. It's far more minimal than most other "alternative" IM clients.

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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by tdfx on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @12:43AM (#12545468)

I don't know why it's "bloated", but after a few minutes of video chat it's got my computer sounding like a jetliner preparing for takeoff.

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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by ProAm on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @12:40AM (#12545455)

So will this in a couple years, and then it will be dismantled and sunset like the rest...

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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by urda on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @02:42AM (#12545925)

You do realize that's basically what's going to happen with this app yes?

I'm pretty much done with Google IM products. I have a few contacts that will keep using hangouts, but for the rest I either have them on Facebook or iMessage.

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