Google leaving XMPP

Google began moving away from open standards some time ago.  Part of a larger trend by  large corporations.

http://tech-beta.slashdot.org/story/14/05/20/0337214/xmpp-operators-begin-requiring-encryption-google-still-not-allowing-tls

Edit:

https://www.disruptivetelephony.com/2015/02/google-finally-kills-off-googletalk-and-xmpp-jabber-integration.html