[rck404]

Imagine this: A recruiter messages you and then follows up with a skype interview through LinkedIn.

[julianz]

So you can tell them in person that you don't live in the same country or work in even vaguely the same area rather than ignoring them as you do now?

[EdHominem]

As opposed to using the superior Hangouts product? That's gonna suck.

To make that happen they'll have to put up even more barriers to messaging people out-of-band. Much like Upwork/etc.

[pbarnes_1]

You can do this... today! Without spending $26bn.