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Re:FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web by josephg on Monday June 07, 2021 @11:20PM (#27430291)
I’m sure it does - the technical aspects of Google’s products are fantastic. But I’ve been burned enough times now and I just assume anything interesting and new that Google makes will be rebranded / deleted / shunted into a new department in a few years for no reason. Google duo? What about Allo? Is that gchat? Is it related to hangouts? Or was that just a Google plus thing? Does that even still exist? Is duo it related to Meet? It’s all such a mess.

When Inbox came out I thought “huh this is great. I’d better not get used to it or I’ll be sad when it inevitably gets shut down in a few years”. And sure enough. I dread the family conversations in a few years of “wait where did the icon go?”

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Re:FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web by fshbbdssbbgdd on Monday June 07, 2021 @11:54PM (#27430496)
The Gmail app pretty much turned into Inbox. I was dreading the shutdown of Inbox but it ended up being a complete non-event.
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Re:FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web by modernhybrid on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @02:41AM (#27431316)
I totally agree. I also don't usually trust google to support their 'projects' in long term, but since messages and duo seem to be pre installed in android devices (I think?) I was inclined to try it out. Just hoping that messages and duo are here to stay
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Re:FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web by cacarr on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @01:52AM (#27431058)
One can understand scepticism, but Duo isn't going anywhere. If you need a FaceTime replacement, just use Duo and put all the rest of that mess out of your mind.
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Re:FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web by dmitriid on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @05:09AM (#27432117)
> One can understand scepticism, but Duo isn't going anywhere

"In August 2020, it was reported that Google was planning to eventually replace Google Duo with Google Meet, but would continue to support Duo and "invest in building new features" in the long term"

https://9to5google.com/2020/08/14/sources-google-meet-replac...

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Re:FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web by distances on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @05:21AM (#27432171)
How do you know this? I don't know anyone using it so I've honestly been assuming it's the next to go. I've been using Meet with all my groups as it feels like a corporate solution and thus maybe more stable.
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