Story by Ron Amadeo, ARS Technica
In a post on its official blog, Google laid out a simplified messaging strategy for the future. In order to offer customers “a simpler and more unified communications experience,” Google promised to support only five messaging apps going forward, down from its current suite of seven. To cut down to five apps, Google will eventually shut down Hangouts and Google Allo, while Messages, Hangouts Chat, Hangouts Meet, Duo, and Google Voice would continue to be supported.
