Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Tue - Google launches services to compete with telcos

Google is off again announcing sweeping new products. This time they are stating that they will soon launch a VOIP internet telephony service similar to that offered by Skype and a universal IM (Instant Messaging) service.

Both move Google closer to the big brand portal models of Yahoo!, AOL and MSN. Is there really room for four global portals and if not, who is the most likely to lose out from Google's aggressive push? Techboard's bet is that AOL could be the most likely to get hurt, particularly as they seem to have lost their way since the merger with Time Warner.

Thanks to this and other recent product announcements and launches, the market is increasingly suggesting that Google could become the next Microsoft. The more everyone says it, the more it may even become a possibility!

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