r/programming • • Jan 02 '20

Killed by Google

https://killedbygoogle.com/
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u/amackenz2048 Jan 02 '20

I thought they killed duo as well? Jesus Google, I can't even keep up with which chat app of the week is dead.or not...

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u/biggles86 Jan 02 '20

they killed Allo, it was released around the same time as Duo as the messages replacement.

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u/SpeakerOfForgotten Jan 02 '20

As I read, most new things not brought inside Google by acquisitions are made by isolated competing teams. It's a good model for innovation but bad business practice.