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Re:Wire – Modern Communications Network by coldtea on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @06:51AM (#8693187)
>You forgot Hangouts, which works on Android, iOS, and the desktop. It supports text, voice, and video, just like Wire.

So that would be the "what's hot now".

I didn't mention it because few people I know use it. And I wouldn't touch it a Google + Google+ affilicated messaging solution with a 10-feet pole anyway...

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Re:Wire – Modern Communications Network by morganvachon on Wednesday December 03, 2014 @11:00AM (#8694377)
I wouldn't say that it's "hot". It's recently become more popular since Google started forcing it on Android 4.4+ users as the only SMS option on their phones. Personally, I wouldn't use it at all if not for easy group communication with my Ingress mates (most Ingress communities use Hangouts, Slack, or both; ours uses both but mostly Hangouts).

I just felt that it was a glaring omission, especially considering its more popular and more reliable precursor, Google Talk.

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