How about Google just trademark the phrase "Gmail.com" instead of just "Gmail"? I don't think @GoogleMail.com has the same ring to it as @gmail.com. From the start, Google would not have been as succesful if it were called GoogleMail.
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"It means other people and developers will be able to add value to our network by being able to add this to computer games, productivity applications and anywhere else they want," said Georges Harik, director of product management at Google.
The new Google program features a basic user interface with few graphics, much like the main Google search site. It does not spawn pop-up windows or display ads like America Online's Instant Messenger.
"We'll have an uncluttered interface that allows you to search over your contacts pretty easily," Mr. Harik said. "It just stays out of your way unless you want to connect to someone."
Google Talk, which is being released in a beta test version, works only on PCs running Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Eventually, the company plans to release a version for Apple's Mac OS X.
Google Talk also requires users to have an account with the company's free Gmail e-mail system. Gmail previously was available only to those invited by a current account holder, but now Google is opening up registration to anyone in the United States.
And unlike Internet phone services such as Vonage and Skype, Google's voice service does not support calls to the regular telephone system.
Mr. Harik also made clear that Google has no intention of trying to become a popular bridge to the other major instant-messaging providers. "We're not going to do anything like force other networks to interoperate with us," he said. "We're not going to arbitrarily break into their protocols."
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How about Google just trademark the phrase "Gmail.com" instead of just "Gmail"? I don't think @GoogleMail.com has the same ring to it as @gmail.com. From the start, Google would not have been as succesful if it were called GoogleMail.
Can I drive it in carpool lanes though?
The only place it says "Google" on that page is in the Google Ad on the bottom.
Yahoo! has email???
But will it be Linux?
For the SI challenged:
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&q
Who says you can't use it in English?4 217728&word=sublime
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http://mp3.baidu.com/m?f=ms&rn=&tn=baidump3&ct=13
Maybe not though:
http://news.baidu.com/ns?word=ten+feet+per+year+i
How does this site work, anyway?
distributing them globally on the Internet or on bootleg DVD's. whos is it???
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM .20050823.wgoogletalk0823/BNStory/Business/
" "It means other people and developers will be able to add value to our network by being able to add this to computer games, productivity applications and anywhere else they want," said Georges Harik, director of product management at Google. The new Google program features a basic user interface with few graphics, much like the main Google search site. It does not spawn pop-up windows or display ads like America Online's Instant Messenger. "We'll have an uncluttered interface that allows you to search over your contacts pretty easily," Mr. Harik said. "It just stays out of your way unless you want to connect to someone." Google Talk, which is being released in a beta test version, works only on PCs running Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Eventually, the company plans to release a version for Apple's Mac OS X. Google Talk also requires users to have an account with the company's free Gmail e-mail system. Gmail previously was available only to those invited by a current account holder, but now Google is opening up registration to anyone in the United States. And unlike Internet phone services such as Vonage and Skype, Google's voice service does not support calls to the regular telephone system. Mr. Harik also made clear that Google has no intention of trying to become a popular bridge to the other major instant-messaging providers. "We're not going to do anything like force other networks to interoperate with us," he said. "We're not going to arbitrarily break into their protocols." "