Well, kind of. The hit new IM program by Google has stepped up a gear. Many IM clients have a web based version, but Google have made this more obvious, with it looking like the main application on their Google Talk page, with a rather small link to the program itself.

The web messenger is very good. Fast, simple, does the job. It makes other web messenger's look like a joke e.g. MSN's web messenger (ouch, that is painfully hard to use). This step just makes using Google Talk easier, and with more people gaining a Google account, things only look brighter for Google. I think it's time Windows Live Messenger launched a new web messenger, learning from the simplicity and user friendliness Google often offers.

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