Of Google Talk... and Skype?

There is much blogging going on about the to-be-released-tomorrow "Google Talk" (check here or here and in the press: LA Times or NYT).

Why not ask the current Google Talk project (a "Google Hack" iterating search on your original words)? Weird idea, I know, that's my geeky side.

So I asked:

google talk is

which was expanded in a few iteration in:

google talk is a long- Time Ago In A galaxy Far, far Away By SOON to be released!

Hmm... can we rely on computers as oracles?

Let us (good old human beings) use our superior intellect instead:
1. Skype's team didn't sell at $3bn.
2. Google wants to raise $4bn.
1+2= Could Google be buying Skype in the near future?

Is the human brain (or at least mine) too prone to imagination? ;)

Comments

k said…
I cant believe this... I was about to post something along those lines... You have too much free time !!!!! :)

Did you try the Google Toolbar? It's quite cool
23/8/05 12:31
Guillaume said…
Let's say that I had a quick lunch on my desk.

If you mean Google Desktop 2, I'm going to install it tonight - no time before. I really need it because it indexes Firefox & Thunderbird files now!
23/8/05 12:43
k said…
yeah yeah Google Desktop 2
23/8/05 13:03
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