Google and VoIP

Most fairy tales end with the trite and magical, “…and they lived happily ever after.” But the story behind Google and its VoIP service, Google Talk Beta, isn’t a fairy tale. It’s more like a whodunit, where the plot is shrouded in a “dark and stormy night.” So put on your sleuth gear and join me if you dare as I lead you into Google and its VoIP mystery thus far…

How It All Began

Up to recent memory, it was almost impossible to separate Google Talk Beta from Google’s free Web mail service, Gmail.read more?