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Google Purchases GrandCentral Web Phone Service

Nrbelex writes "Bloomberg News via the New York Times is reporting that Google has purchased GrandCentral. 'Google said yesterday that it had bought GrandCentral Communications, acquiring a service that lets people use a single number for all their phones ... GrandCentral users can create a single mailbox, accessible over the Internet, for all their phone messages, Google said on its Web site ... GrandCentral, based in Fremont, Calif., was founded in 2005 by Craig Walker and Vincent Paquet, two executives who worked for Dialpad Communications, a Web phone company that was acquired by Yahoo in 2005.'"

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  1. Lets get it over with by kalel666 · · Score: 0, Troll

    And just go to the logical conclusion; one number assigned to everyone at birth. It can be their phone number, social security number, etc. For ease of use, it will be tattooed on your forehead at birth with a laser. Women will by law have a laser installed in their vagina to implement this. We'll call it something cool, to facilitate acceptance.

    I'm thinking "VAGER". Example: Is it too much to ask for frickin' sharks with VAGER's on their heads?

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