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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Is Google Voice going to be the next Skype?

Is Google Voice going to be the next Skype?

Google Voice is great for voicemail and text transcription, call forwarding, and a bunch of other useful phone-related services, but it's not a full VoIP solution like Skype. That could change in 2010, though, especially since Google acquired Gizmo5, a company that develops technology for web-to-web and web-to-phone calls. Owning Gizmo5 doesn't necessarily mean Google's going to compete with Skype, but some recent quotes from a VP at Google suggest things may be headed in that direction.

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http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/12/30/is-google-voice-going-to-be-the-next-skype/

2 comments:

  1. Google Voice is a comparable software with Skype. But it will not completely replace Skype. Other alternatives are RHUB, WebEx, GoMeetNow, gotomeeting etc. which can be used for conducting online meetings.

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  2. Hey Roger, thanks for the info...

    Don

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