Google to release own brand of instant messenger
Found on The Inquirer on Monday, 22 August 2005
Google is planning on introducing it's own instant messaging service which will allow users to make calls over computers a la Skype, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The service will be called Google Talk and is expected to be out and about by Wednesday. As well as being able to make calls users can trade text messages over the web, similar to programs like AOL Instant Messenger and MSN Messenger.
Great... another messenger service. The developers of all the various messengers should create a universal protocol so everybody can create an application for it. Do they really think people will install 3-6 different programs if there are multi-protocol messengers (without any ads, by the way). I guess if I ever get an account there, it will be used as much as my Gmail: not at all.