Comments on “Google Duo
Gabriel Lewis@gabriel__lewis · 🤔
How many Google chat apps can we have? The Verge Wrote about this here http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/1...
Pablo@poliukgv · Worona.org Co-founder
@gabriel__lewis Waiting for a clear "messaging" strategy from Google...
Sar Haribhakti@sarthakgh · Learning
@gabriel__lewis Its a clean, mobile-first, mobile-only app. It's obvious how much Google prioritized and optimized for mobile. That's a good thing. But, their strategy in social and comms has always been complex for mainstream users to navigate. I wish they had done what FB did with Insta stories. Why build a standalone competitive app when you can rebrand a… See more
Andrew WagnerTrugman@monst3rtruck · Product Manager Whisper
@gabriel__lewis agreed...not sure I see the opportunity/strategy here
Del Williams@delwilliams · Founder, Private Curator
@monst3rtruck @gabriel__lewis you have to thing longterm. This is not for the early adopters who move from shiny object to shiny object. It's for the masses. The majority of whom are Android users outside of USA. Inside it's 50/50
Catherine Uong@catuongg · Edtech @ Y Combinator
@sarthakgh @gabriel__lewis Agree! First q I had was, how is this different from Hangouts?? I was a huge advocate for the Google Nexus 5 for years (before I switched to iPhone) but this isn't convincing to me.
Mike Duda@mikeduda · Managing Partner, Consigliere Brand Cap
@delwilliams @monst3rtruck @gabriel__lewis Very well said re: for the masses versus the Product Hunt crowd.