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Google buys a VoIP company, might build a Skype competitor
Is Google getting ready to go toe-to-toe with Skype in the voice-and-video-over-IP market? Google's move to purchase a VoIP software maker, Global IP Solutions, certainly suggests that it might be a possibility. GIPS is an established player that currently provides Internet calling for companies including Oracle, Samsung, Yahoo!, and AOL, and it could add a lot to Google's current VoIP offerings (which are built into Google Talk). Google Talk by itself was never going to beat Skype. It was more of a value-add for Google's text chat service than a selling point of its own. With this new acquisition, though, can Google's money and resources displace the company that turned Internet calling into a verb (Skype me!) in the same way that Google became a verb for search?
[via ZDNet]
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Subscribe to commentsJennMay 19th 2010 9:21AM
If they seriously want to compare (or even beat skype) they should make all features (voip, google voice) available to call countries not just U.S. Will definitely keep my eyes on this though.
SleepingPandaMay 19th 2010 3:22PM
Agreed. It's frustrating that google voice is still US only after all these years. This move may be a step in the right direction, though.
Big DanMay 22nd 2010 1:17AM
I've always wondered why Google didn't brand Talk better. It's a great name and in my opinion one the better IM apps out there. If they were to brand and educate the VOIP aspect of it they probably could've been a Skype contender 3 years ago. Add in Google voice and you have all the features of Skype.
MaxJul 16th 2010 4:38AM
Google’s bid for GIPS is to control over VoIP technology, to include it into Android and Chrome, and will require all GIPS engineering resources.
Google will get rid of existing GIPS customers as soon as support agreements will allow, and practically (quality of support) even long time before that.
The current and potential customers of GIPS are in trouble – as Google is competing with them (Yahoo, Baidu, AOL, etc), or just has no interest to serve them for smaller customers.
So customers are hopeless? No.
Time for #2 on the market to come on the stage.
seoJun 7th 2010 11:51PM
Very good news to all readers. thanks for your updated news.