Microsoft to Acquire Teleo for VoIP
So now Microsoft wants to get into the VoIP field with the likes of Vonage.
You have to have a bit of vision about what is going on here. But Google and MSN are gradually changing how we all potentially might think of the Internet.
This is bigger than just taking on Vonage. Unfortunately, the likes of Vonage do not really stand a chance in this whole thing. They are just one small piece of a much bigger puzzle. Vonage may someday just be bought up.
Microsoft and Google are in a race to integrate everything.
Think about gmail.com that allows you to store gigs of email at their servers. Blogger.com allows you to put up your blog, of any size, for free at blogspot.com.
Imagine this, all your music, all your movies, all your pictures… everything that can possibly be digitized will all be stored at one location: Google.com or MSN.com.
You won’t have an operating system like you think of it now. You won’t have programs like you think of them now. All of it will reside at one location. The benefit of that is going to be pretty amazing. You will be able to access all your music at home, work, the car, while you are on vacation. Same with your movies. You will log into Google or MSN and all of your preferences, bookmarks, everything that makes you feel warm and comfortable will all be instantly available to you. This will happen from anywhere in the world… on laptops, desktops, phones, pda’s… anywhere.
Telephone access is just one part of this. All of your phone messages will be at your single point of access. It’s just going to make your entire existence more seemless.
Another added benefit to the consumer is, you probably aren’t going to always have to buy the latest and greatest technology for your computer. In the future, you probably will buy a basic Thin Client computer and everything else will reside on Google or MSN. That’s going to be nice to not have to think about hardware issues. All of your programs, everything, will all be instantly updated with the latest spyware and virus protection. You won’t have to worry about any of it any more. People will be able to be consumers and not computer technicians. My kid will think it was crazy that I had to swap out hardware, continually update software and worry about spam, and viruses. It will all be a non-issue.
And all of that from MSN thinking of acquiring a VoIP.
So as you watch Google and MSN buying and experimenting with things that seem to have nothing to do with their core business, just think of them as someday their core business being your Single Point of Access… Your SPA.