Google Bought Marratech with no plans of Marketing it (?)

[Ryan]

Google has just bought video conferencing software from Marratech AB, and even hired the engineers involved with the software along the purchase.

Seems like Google is in the shopping spree, from it recent purchase of DoubleClick.

Google is said to use the software internally and discharged the speculation that it is going to market the product or integrate it into its current services.

I say, such a proud display of wealth to buy video conferencing software just to be used internally...what do you guys think?

[x-man]

I smell something fishy about it...btw, how much it cost?

[SpaceBOT]

Fishy is right x-man! But google is the online King now, undisputed!

Yahoo! Messenger and MSN, watch out! new Monster on the block coming to mow you guys down.

[Hope]

Google is creating a big fish out of this stuff, certainly this trend would
continue for this search engine giant, what is very interesting to see is they also
hired the engineers, they would make a good fortune out of this...

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by x-man

I smell something fishy about it...btw, how much it cost?

Not disclosed, probably because they don't plan to market it, as they claim...which everyone seems to be in doubt of!

[Megatron]

Google purchasing a 5% stake in AOL. I think that was in 2005, Am i right Mr. Cool? No wonder Google is the new kingpin in the internet.

[mini_0]

Yes , completely agree that google is on a shopping spree . Google made a quiet announcement on its corporate blog - they’ve acquired Swedish startup Marratech for an undisclosed price. Users are able to communicate via text chat, VOIP and video, and share applications in a virtual meeting. Their service requires a download, whereas most of the newly released e-meeting solutions are browser based (and therefore have less functionality). The Windows version of the software is 31 MB; the Mac version is just 9 MB. Google already has software on many computers with their GTalk, Desktop and Toolbar applications. Well , nothing more to say except that someone gets the price .