Hey Matt, have you had any joy getting google voice chat to work over iChat?

TUAW says it can be done but don't go into any detail about it at all...

So far I've not had any joy with voice going from iChat -> google client or iChat -> Gaim

Matt --

The whole crux of "Google doesn't do evil" has always been a slender case to rest one's head upon at night. Consider: something happens wherein Google's share price dips precipitiously, there is panic, and wham, they're acquired by someone. Suddenly, all that data -- that rich data which has been offered up -- is now in the hands of a company that, if not evil, is thoroughly amoral.

No tinfoil hat, but just something to be aware of. I know Jason's been cheerleading the WebOS for a while now, but isn't Google's consolidation of all this info contrary to the spirit of the Internet?

Well, SJC, I don't think they are necessarily consolidating data for the sake of it. They're unleashing useful tools one after another and it's my idle speculation that someday all that data could come together (I admit this is similar to the "big brother" government worry).

Even though I trust them, eventually when my entire life is powered by Google, I had to wonder at some point if that will become a problem.

Oh, I'm sure they're not just consolidating data just for its own sake, or for nefarious purposes. But yeah, it could potentially be worrisome.

Before server-to-server communications was enabled in January 2006, many people criticized the inability of Google Talk to communicate with the larger Jabber network ...

The thing might not be everywhere fully functional thus yet :-(

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