Yeah, the browser addon for Hangouts is literally the worst thing Google has ever done, IMO. On the Mac it is even worse.
I would be seriously surprised if anyone at Google actually used this POS.
100% agreed. I use it because I have to not because I want to. It literally messes up the command tab/command tilde behavior. This in addition to being a terrible interface overall and the general nuisance of notifications not being synced up with Android
I hear what you are saying. The android app has horrible bugs and atrocious performance as an SMS client and Google Voice client. I am hopeful this release addresses those items.
Most of my friends actually moved to Skype because of this.
Interesting, poor performance (and also chewing through battery) was why I moved from Skype.