Google Enters Another Market
It seems to me that Google is the new Microsoft. They keep expanding into new markets and usually they can offer a new service or app for free, which gets them off to a great start. Recently they've decided to release an IM client called Google Talk.
I haven't tried it yet, because they don't have the Mac version out yet, but I look forward to checking it out. I mean, I've heard some pretty good things about it's voice chat abilities. Although I don't really understand Google's thinking in entering this fairly profitless market. Maybe I'm wrong about it being profitless.
Apparently Google Talk operates on top of the open source Jabber network which is also supported by Apple's iChat and AOL's ICQ clients. If nothing else, it brings attention to the open Jabber network. I'd say that's a good thing if nothing else.