Microsoft Plans Telephone service
BBC
August 31, 2005

Microsoft is preparing to enable computer users to make a normal phone call from their PC.

The computer giant has increased its presence in the fast-growing internet phone sector by purchasing leading player Teleo for an undisclosed sum.

Yahoo is also in the process of introducing such a system, after it bought internet phone company Dialpad two months ago.

I am sure that Google is also planning to include PC-to-phone calls to their Talk program in the near future.

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