Granted, these are far below par when compared to MSN, Yahoo, Trillian. What is important is that they seem to be building an integrated communications platform with everything sitting in one place. Tie this in with a Google Box, Google Internet, Google Pack and you’ve got… well, vapor

I see what you mean

Tho, the integration and one-screen op I feel may have a decent chance of knocking down Outlook IF it had groupware functionality. Another IF but its nice to dream.

The problem here is a branding issue. Although I admit to being addicted (and loving) Google from the time I first used it, Google needs to decide what brand it wants to be. You can’t be everything. Oh, wait…they’re trying to be Microsoft.

Doing too many things and doing them poorly is what allows others to run around Google. I’m predicting that it won’t be Microsoft that harms Google, it will be Yahoo that harms them in the long run.

All the money-losing Google sites are money-making properties for Yahoo and they are getting the kids and teens to use it. well, in two years when those kids are in and out of college, guess where they will be buying things? On froogle? Oh no my friends.

Mark Fields

I show no large mass exodus to google mail or talk or any other service. People are trickling over as they see what is coming on google’s radar. I have MSN messenger and google talk installed, and google has done nothing to scare me away. yahoo, AIM, ICQ are clients I refuse to use–period. I have a love/hate methodology with MS and google, and I’ll use both until the other pisses me off so much.

Don’t count out googletalk. It’s voice chat and simplified interface is refreshing.

Integrating GoogleTalk into Gmail is daring and original. Who’s doing that? No one! My only complaint is that you can’t be “invisible”…sometimes, I just want to read my Gmail in peace.