Comment by 3eb7988a1663

It is impossible to believe the self-own on Google's messaging platforms. At one point, it seemed that all of my acquaintances used Google Talk. Then years of shutting down perfectly working applications, sometimes without any real user porting. There were even identically named products existing at the same time.

However, I am sure a few Googlers got some tasty promotions out of the mess, so it was all worth poisoning the well.