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Re:Google Data Studio by txcwpalpha on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @09:22PM (#15446632)
It's not just the apps that Google explicitly "axes", there are also the ones that Google just stops paying attention to and they fade into nothingness. Google Voice comes to mind.

My company recently switched to Google suite of apps (Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, etc) and soon after was given the heads up that we should expect minimal support/updated to Hangouts since Google is shifting their online chat efforts into Allo and Duo.

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Re:Google Data Studio by boundlessdreamz on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @12:26AM (#15447277)
Heads up from Google? They are actually investing into hangouts https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/google-goes-after-slack-an...
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Re:Google Data Studio by matwood on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @08:48AM (#15449300)
Investing in Hangouts or making even more communication apps? Now there will be Allo, Duo, Chat, Meet, and of course Hangouts.
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Re:Google Data Studio by kyrra on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @02:23PM (#15451972)
For Google voice, they redid the UI for mobile and web back in January 2017 (completely new look). So I wouldn't say voice is dying.

As for hangouts, they already announced the replacement for this. Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet. Meet is already out there and Chat is in closed beta.

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