Search giant may outgrow its fans 
And for an instance of competition in action, it's interesting that Google Talk came out at roughly the same time that Skype opened up their program to third party developers...
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/search-giant-may-outgrow-its-fans/2005/08/25/1124562975596.html

And for an instance of competition in action, it's interesting that Google Talk came out at roughly the same time that Skype opened up their program to third party developers...
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/search-giant-may-outgrow-its-fans/2005/08/25/1124562975596.html