Is there a major company this bad at branding? https://t.co/kyvghD7qaV

— Rakesh Agrawal (@rakeshlobster) August 15, 2020

Since consumers have no idea what is Duo and Meet or other chat / meet brands from Google, they can rebrand as often as they want https://t.co/z2balCjYOD

— Rashmi Sinha (@rashmi) August 14, 2020

Dear lord - FINALLY! Go @jsoltero.

We all need a strong messaging competitor from Google. They have been a messaging zombie for years for no good reason. Excited to see what Javier does. https://t.co/bRzNJTVJAb

— Ryan Sarver (@rsarver) August 14, 2020

Even a pandemic cannot stop Google's messaging shenanigans. https://t.co/cLfF6tf9d4

— Abhishek Baxi (@baxiabhishek) August 14, 2020

Tip for tech reporters looking for a scoop: If you're having a slow news day just call up google comms and ask about its new messaging product. Good odds you'll get a confirmation. https://t.co/M3MNtQQAzW

— Mat Honan (@mat) August 14, 2020

Google is going to consolidate video calling software? That is unlike them... https://t.co/KtQ4xHlQ2R

— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) August 14, 2020

Literally have no idea which google products either of these names refer to, they've both been rebranded too many times. https://t.co/O3Y6xtEJke

— Laurie Voss (@seldo) August 14, 2020

Google is a serial killer. https://t.co/LdeObn2Jmu

— Kevin “Can 2020 Be Over?” Nether (@TechNinjaSpeaks) August 14, 2020

"We’re told by sources that this new direction and the reduced interest in building a dedicated consumer service came as a surprise to the Duo team." Classic. https://t.co/l9RjMmpk68

— Jared Newman (@OneJaredNewman) August 14, 2020

I just want to know what app I can comfortably use for the next 5 years. https://t.co/AmxzchUqIV

— ☕Stephen M. Colbert (@smcolbert) August 14, 2020

Would personally prefer to see Duo split into Duo Meets, Duo Hangouts, and Duo Chat https://t.co/viKsI6s3NH

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) August 14, 2020

I can understand replacing Meet with Duo, BUT REPLACING DUO WITH MEET. WHAT GOOGLE. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS. Duo is perfect how it just, you don't need to touch it. https://t.co/JLVTDQqD1a

— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) August 14, 2020

There are lots of highly paid people at Google whose sole job is to keep cycling through names for its communication product and create an illusion there are lots of products https://t.co/nFMdQx9V6v

— Sar Haribhakti (@sarthakgh) August 14, 2020

not again ? https://t.co/XC0IGJSKrk

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) August 14, 2020

Duo is end-to-end encrypted, Meet is not. https://t.co/ievklmIiN5

— Dino A. Dai Zovi (@dinodaizovi) August 15, 2020

The secret to understanding Google’s product roadmap is to understand their promotion system.

To get promoted quickly+often at Google:
1) join a team
2) rewrite the old thing into the new thing
3) get promoted for the rewrite
4) find a new team to join that needs a rewrite https://t.co/jPMjvXHVSO

— Jorge Ortiz (@JorgeO) August 14, 2020

Who could have seen this coming? https://t.co/4xXZ4AA9qh

— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) August 14, 2020

Google would be making a big mistake replacing Duo with Meet. Duo is mainstream - my dad uses it to video chat with many of his patients (many of whom are elderly!) It's the Android version of FaceTime to them. Don't ruin what you have.https://t.co/2Jyzne6JTQ

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) August 14, 2020

We're "fully invested" in Duo, says the company that just added a giant Google Meet button to the bottom of every consumer Gmail account.

Not buying it. https://t.co/8I1QSEmbSq pic.twitter.com/E2phDAPuyJ

— Ron Amadeo (@RonAmadeo) August 14, 2020

and so continues the death and rebirth cycle of the Google Messaging strategy. a snake eating its tail.https://t.co/tF945o7XSc

— 0/5 star dog owner (@koush) August 14, 2020

The only reliable think you could say about Google’s messaging strategy is it will change every year or two https://t.co/7thuQZugKu

— Brian Best (@BrianBest) August 14, 2020

Google never ceases to amaze me at how it never knows what to do with literally any of is branding https://t.co/FqwJQXhfxC

— Joe Maring (@JoeMaring1) August 14, 2020

Google's attempts at social and communication tools!pic.twitter.com/sG0xju5plN https://t.co/67zhaJc6cH

— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) August 15, 2020

This makes a lot of sense. It's clear Google is getting serious about Meet to take on Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams https://t.co/P9wjus8dsw

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) August 14, 2020

This is probably the right move but also

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— Alex Dobie (@alexdobie) August 14, 2020

Reports that:

- Google Meet will get E2E encryption, alá Duo
- Duo will eventually go away

I'm ok with the latter _only if_ we get the former first. https://t.co/fm4xVlMtvh

// @Emad_Omara @SchmiegSophie pic.twitter.com/v0xhe8o8y1

— Deirdre Connolly¹ (@durumcrustulum) August 14, 2020

I can understand replacing Meet with Duo, BUT REPLACING DUO WITH MEET. WHAT GOOGLE. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS. Duo is perfect how it just, you don't need to touch it. https://t.co/JLVTDQqD1a

— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) August 14, 2020

We're "fully invested" in Duo, says the company that just added a giant Google Meet button to the bottom of every consumer Gmail account.

Not buying it. https://t.co/8I1QSEmbSq pic.twitter.com/E2phDAPuyJ

— Ron Amadeo (@RonAmadeo) August 14, 2020

Sources: Google plans to eventually replace Duo with Meet - 9to5Google https://t.co/8IMML4m2fS

구글의 영상 통화 서비스 구글 듀오, 구글 미트로 대체될 것으로 예상, 전환 2년 정도 예상

매번 종료하고 새로 생기고 하는 서비스를 써야될 이유가 있을지?

구글 텍스트, 영상 메신저 어느

— lunamoth (@lunamoth) August 15, 2020

https://t.co/EIoj3XaMta Duo랑 Meet을 합치려는 모양이네. 혼파망이었던 구글 메시징 앱도 좀 교통 정리가 되어가는 듯

— minchul park (@summerlight00) August 15, 2020

Sources: Google plans to eventually replace Duo with Meet - 9to5Google https://t.co/JvhumLo5EK cia @theonoin ?

— Steven Sinofsky (@stevesi) August 15, 2020

Google would be making a big mistake replacing Duo with Meet. Duo is mainstream - my dad uses it to video chat with many of his patients (many of whom are elderly!) It's the Android version of FaceTime to them. Don't ruin what you have.https://t.co/2Jyzne6JTQ

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) August 14, 2020

9to5google: 구글, 기업 영상통화 서비스 Google Meet에 일반 사용자 위주 Duo를 흡수통합하는 코드네임 Duet 진행 중. 전염병으로 인해 영상통화 서비스가 급성장하면서 Meet 쪽에 사업 무게추가 쏠렸다고. 메신저 무덤 제조에 특회된 회사다운 행보같기도 하고요. https://t.co/zBCy35JMiw

— 나가토 유키 (@nagato708) August 15, 2020

The way Google is fumbling this is unreal, smh. https://t.co/3uUQvCug9a

— Iheanyi Ekechukwu (@kwuchu) August 15, 2020