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Would anything get you to use Google Chat with friends?
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Was AOL and MSN available on phones? I guess it was the first mainstream phone messaging app that I recall. They haven't killed it off and allo was a seperate app. Hangouts is just called chats now. It is also available in Gmail. I've used it nonstop since it came out and it hasn't changed all that much.