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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by tw04 on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @01:16PM (#12550197)
XMPP was just to crack the egg. They had to dangle a big enough carrot to get users to switch. They knew once they had them switched that it would be VERY unlikely users would go back. So... lockdown! And they were right, how many people have switched back to AOL/MSN/Yahoo? I know I haven't.
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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by corobo on Thursday September 22, 2016 @07:48AM (#12556135)
I switched to FB Messenger because it's on mobile and desktop, and everyone I talk to is there. If MSN wasn't dead I'd probably still be using that.

Edit: Oh and more recently Discord has taken over my friend group's urge to talk with voices.

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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by DanTheManPR on Thursday September 22, 2016 @10:46AM (#12557126)
If only FB would release a proper desktop client for their messaging services. They could own that space.
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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by corobo on Thursday September 22, 2016 @10:52AM (#12557175)
I use messenger.com more often than I use Facebook at this point. I know it's not technically a desktop app but you could probably set up a shortcut with something like (assuming chrome. Don't know if FF has the same feature)

"path\to\chrome\chrome.exe" --app=https://www.messenger.com

Edit: Actually testing that, that's actually pretty neat. I'm going to do that when I get home!

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Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by drroboto on Thursday September 22, 2016 @03:29PM (#12559560)
I use franz http://meetfranz.com/ specifically for that purpose
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