Why does Google need 45 different messaging apps, most of which

The graphic designers and million codemonkeys have to do something to earn their pay, even if that means producing useless crap.

>>61930618
So it's like Keynesian microeconomics?

>>61930567
>video/audio call app
>MVNO and voicemail app
>two fucking email apps
>dead app
>social network that uses hangouts for messaging
>retarded usenet-ish thing

>45 different messaging apps

what does your pic mean

>>61930567
Got me. I don't use any of them. Currently using Wire, but will jump ship the second Signal gets a real desktop app that is Mac/Windows/Linux compatible.

The fact that they shut down Spaces so fast just tells they have no idea what they're doing

A bot net for every occasion

>>61930567
They had a golden opportunity to overtake facebook with google+ back in 2010 I think, when facebook was not discovered by oldfags and most users were revolting about shitty changes. Instead of using this to push google+, they still had the fucking thing in "beta" and people had to invite each other. I remember the group of my nerdy friends switching to it for like a couple of months until we realized it will never take off since the normies wouldn't come over.
Google is a fucking mess. They are almost on Microsoft's level in being out of touch.

Terribly managed company.

>>61931529
you wanna know why it didn't take off?
people like keeping their things separate. that's right, in 45 different, separate messaging apps.

>>61930640
Rather like communism. Doing something, even though there is no demand and let important things behind. All for the sake of pretending of doing something.

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>>61930567
>Why does Google need 45 different messaging apps

there's only 11 in the picture, can you explain anon?

>>61930567
They're still waiting for an iMessage/FaceTime equivalent to take off. Maybe if they keep making new messaging services and discontinuing support for past efforts something will stick!

>>61932352
>people like keeping their things separate

>>61931016
Google Mail is depreciated, Inbox is a replacement.

>>61930567
>standard SMS client
>actually good IM client
>shit-trash IM client that is being killed slowly
>video call client
>Social Network app
>A good email client
>a beta app that was killed in beta
>literally the equivalent to myAT&T
>literally just a deprecated bug tracker
>a VOIP service
>a bad email client only there for laggards enterprises with draconian IT

wow look at all these totally overlapping messaging clients

>>61934174
ITT a pajeet whos never even used any of these. I’ve used about half and they all have 1 gimmick that makes them different but not really different enough