Google bought Gizmo5, threatening to create a rival Skype
The next acquisition of Google was the well-known SIP-telephony service Gizmo5 , which was valued at a relatively small amount of $ 30 million.
As you know, Gizmo5 is the only third-party service that is normally integrated with Google Voice. Moreover, by setting up call forwarding, this bundle could be used as a free alternative to the Skype tariff plan, which includes local calls to fixed-line phones in the United States. Actually, even tech support Google recommends using just such a bundle to all users of paid “Skype”.
Not surprisingly, Skype itself was willing to buy Gizmo5, especially since it owns patents on technologies similar to the unique peer-to-peer Joltid engine that underlies Skype.
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One way or another, but now Google will significantly strengthen its position in the VoIP telephony market. According to Mike Arrington, buying Gizmo5 indicates a desire to combine Google Voice and Google Talk into a single product.
As you know, Gizmo5 is the only third-party service that is normally integrated with Google Voice. Moreover, by setting up call forwarding, this bundle could be used as a free alternative to the Skype tariff plan, which includes local calls to fixed-line phones in the United States. Actually, even tech support Google recommends using just such a bundle to all users of paid “Skype”.
Not surprisingly, Skype itself was willing to buy Gizmo5, especially since it owns patents on technologies similar to the unique peer-to-peer Joltid engine that underlies Skype.
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One way or another, but now Google will significantly strengthen its position in the VoIP telephony market. According to Mike Arrington, buying Gizmo5 indicates a desire to combine Google Voice and Google Talk into a single product.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/74802/
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