Google vs the World

Georges Harik, director of product management, said that, by basing its network on open technology standards, Google aimed to encourage other internet companies from operators of online games networks to internet service providers and operators of large-scale websites to build their own services on top of Google Talk. “We aim to create an ecosystem around [an open communications platform] so that it’s in everyone’s interest to be open,” he said. [source: FT.com:Google diversifies to challenge telecoms rivals ]