Re: talk.google.com

["Stuart Carter" <Stuart.Carter () bbcel co uk>]

Google will make money off it the way they usually do - by providing a useful service, based on open source and open 
standards, and use it as a conduit to deliver advertising :)

I hadn't thought of the Skype connection - but it *does* make sense when you think about it. Plus, it's another poke in 
the eye to Microsoft - "hey, Microsoft! We have just launched our IM service and already have more users than you! 
Neener neener!" (or something along those lines).





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> > > Andrew Smith <andrew.rse () gmail com> 24/08/2005 10:51 >>>
Interesting,
http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html especially, giving you other 
options.
How could they possibly make a profit off this? I guess it's just an 
extension to gMail which they will certainly make a profit with.
Perhaps they're trying to beat skype on the VOIP market?



On 8/24/05, Stuart Carter <Stuart.Carter () bbcel co uk> wrote:
> Hey ho - more opportunites for people to happily surrender their privacy!
>
> But it's just another jabber server - one that I will not be using, but 
> will no doubt attract Joe Sixpack as usual.
>
> Personally I find GAIM and GAIM-encryption to be a happy combination :)
>
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