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Re:Source: Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting do... by basilgohar on Friday November 30, 2018 @06:10PM (#18573598)
Google Due cannot be a replacement for Hangouts without a serious overhaul:

* Duo is linked via phones, not Google accounts * Duo is strictly peer-to-peer, not for groups * Duo is video/audio only, no chat/text

So, it could be a Duo-like replacement for Hangouts, maybe. But not a complete replacement. A merger of Allo + Duo (does anyone here know what Allo is?) could check some of these boxes. But one of the primary appeals of Duo is E2E encryption, and that is not in Google's interests in the long run.

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Re:Source: Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting do... by bootlooped on Friday November 30, 2018 @06:41PM (#18573834)
There could be value in Google having an E2E encrypted messaging service if for no other reason than taking users from their competitors and keeping them in the Google ecosystem.
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