Interesting. Another free-to-us service by Google. I like their style, presumably relying on advertising revenue to pay for these “free” services, and then making those ads pleasant to view – not battering you around the head.

However I have to wonder how long this can continue. Can Google really compete with companies like Microsoft, and US telcos? If Google, Skype, etc offer too many “free” services built upon telco platforms, will the telcos survive? And without them, will someone like Google survive?

References:
1-800-Google Launches (via Slashdot)