Quote from: Taoman on July 14, 2014, 02:28:26 PM
Quote from: InetUser on July 13, 2014, 01:18:02 PM
Google never said XMPP was going to stop working
Well actually, they kind of did do that:
Quote from: Google Talk Developer pageNote: We announced a new communications product, Hangouts, in May 2013. Hangouts will replace Google Talk and does not support XMPP.
developers.google.com/talk/
It is true that Google, themselves, have never been quite so explicit on their web site regarding support or end dates (for that matter, support and Google services has always been a bit imprecise unless you have a paid contract with them with SLAs). But official Google spokespeople talked to both EFF and ZDnet (and others) "on the record". Now, perhaps, I should start ignoring everything EFF says, but I am choosing to trust they posted what they were told regarding the end of support. Note that with various changes in the Google+ management, I am not surprised that specific offerings and priorities and schedules are getting adjusted.
I guess some people are still in the first stage of grief (denial) when they are told their loved ones (Free Google Talk calling) has a limited life expectancy. Fortunately, under ACA coverage, one should be able to get counselling if it becomes excessively debilitating.