News Analysis: Why would Google want to acquire Skype when it already has a VOIP application? The fact is, Google Voice and Skype are not yet direct competitors, but Google is enriching its application and could put it on a collision course with Skype. Google Voice could be linked with Google Talk to approximate Skype’s PC calling services. Google also offers video chat via Gmail, which could theoretically be added to any VOIP platform Google was considering.
– When eBay announced Sept. 1 that it was selling off 65 percent of VOIP giant Skype, the New
York Times reported that Google was one of the losing bidders bested by
Silver Lake Partners and other investors.
What’s interesting about that idea is that Google already has a Web calling
application in…