Google Seeks to Develop Parallel Internet?

KhanReaper writes "As reported on On the Media and Business 2.0, Google appears to be purchasing dark (unused) fiber optic cable across the United States with the intention of building its own alternative parallel internet that would presumably be called GoogleNet. Possessing such a thing could allow Google to offer internet access in the form of free wifi or other means and create a powerful captive marketing audience which Google could monopolize. Outside of these marketing opportunities, such a development in infrastructure could help reduce Google's long-term content delivery costs were it to take on more bandwidth-intensive activities in the future."

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~(Notice that the Google Talk system will interoperate just fine with Jabber clients.)

ehm, FYI, google talk no longer works with gaim, but it did when they hadn't announced it yet...