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Google will let everybody migrate from Hangouts to Chat without spending a dime in 2021

Google’s technique round its messaging apps is nothing if not messy proper now (whats up Hangouts, Meet, Chat, Duo and Co.), but it surely seems like issues will get a bit simpler come subsequent yr. We already knew that Hangouts’ time was coming to an finish and as Google introduced at present, the corporate wil…
Google’s strategy around its messaging apps is nothing if not messy right now (hello Hangouts, Meet, Chat, Duo and Co.), but it looks like things will get a bit easier come next year. We already knew that Hangouts’ time was coming to an end and as Google announced today, the company wil…

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Author: Frederic Lardinois

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