On 16th Febrauary 2015 Bye Bye Gtalk, we’ll always remember than message alert tone and the simplicity of the chat interface (remember that bubbles?).
But all this is going to change with Google planning to shut down Gtalk on February, and users will now have to port to the new hangout platform irrespective of whether they like it or not.
Google has completely cut off the support for the desktop application hinting at the end of Gtalk.
Millions of users have been using the Gtalk worldwide for long time and they’ve become so comfortable with it that moving away has never been considered. So, Google has decided to force users by shutting down Gtalk once and for all.
Hangout is the future for Google (so they seem to think) and hence taking down Gtalk is the most logical thing that the search-engine giant can do now.
Signs of Gtalk going down became obvious when Google decided to cut support (security and version) for the desktop application bringing its end closer to reality.
As highlighted by Google the ‘IM service will be wholly replaced by the Hangouts app, which can used only via its Chrome web browser.
Gtalk will breathe its last on February 16 and whoosh! Like all good things, Gtalk will become history (just like how Orkut has been).
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