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Google, Skype and the Future of IM

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nothing-like-a-little-theory dept.

Matt Veenstra sent in a nice little piece of rumor mongering about how Google's new Talk/Jabber/IM thing is just a stepping stone, but it's really just a foreshadowing of their future buyout of Skype. Worth some thought anyway.

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  1. Oh good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    A Google topic. I was startin' to get the jitters waiting for my fix. Tx Taco!

  2. Or not... by jpsowin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Worth some thought anyway.

    Or not. I have better things to think about than rumors of Google buying companies they haven't offered to purchase. Like commenting on this story about the rumors!

  3. Re:"News" implies some basis in fact... by op12 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't wait for Chuck E Google! Maybe they'll make Chuck more aesthetically pleasing :)

  4. Re:"News" implies some basis in fact... by Dutch_Cap · · Score: 3, Funny

    Twice.