Starting February 16, users will have to move away from Google Talk and embrace
Hangouts, whether they like it or not. Yes, Google is all set to force users to
switch to Hangouts, as it seems to be the future for the search giant.
This isn’t surprising as Google had already
made it clear as Gtalk was unavailable for download from Google. Lats year,
GTalk was suddenly replaced with Hangouts and most people started finding it
very confusing. Users looking to download Gtalk were redirected to Google
Hangouts download page.
However, this week, Google has made it quite
clear that GTalk will no longer be operational starting Feb 16.Moreover, looks
like, Google wants to bind the desktop version to Chrome, forcing users to move
to Chrome.Could WhatsApp churning out a web client be the reason for this?
Most users are accustomed to the familiar
Gtalk interface, which is also believed to load better than Google Hangout on
slow internet connections.
Though Google tried to bring everything –
phone calls, sms, messaging and video conferencing – in one place, it hasn’t
worked. Hangouts isn’t as popular as WhatsApp, WeChat or some other messaging
apps.
Find out why Google Hangouts isn’t as popular
as WhatsApp, WeChat or others.
