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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by Nanite on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @04:53AM (#12546506)
Agreed they never appreciated what they had with Google Talk. Closing XMPP support and have it replaced by Hangouts was a huge mistake.
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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by hobarrera on Thursday September 22, 2016 @07:13PM (#12561113)
> Closing XMPP support and have it replaced by Hangouts was a huge mistake.

It wasn't a mistake, it was deliberate with the intention to lock in users.

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