Why did google hangout get shut down?? – Google Chat Review

Hi, I am really upset about google hangouts getting taken away. I don’t think a lot of us got any warning about this. I was literally talking to me friend using google hangouts this morning then all of a sudden the messages couldn’t send. I feel like some announcement should have been made, also I am a little upset that we can’t see our previous messages anymore. I really liked google hangouts and I am having issues with this new one. I cant add my google account, it goes through but when I look at the accounts it still isn’t there. Any tips?
Review by ToastButer on Google Chat.