TechCrunch ? Google releases GTalk API, Puts Gun To Skype?s Head

It has a name, and it's 'VoIP 2.0' the race by the big guys to dominate the next generation of telephony. Google is making available a public API which will allow 3rd parties to create a range of interesting services and plug them into other Google tools, which seems like a very wise approach. I still think that the best overall commercial offering is going to be very attractive... per my earlier post about Yahoo Messenger VoIP for $29 a year w/ all the regular bells and whistles (voicemail, call forward etc..).
Talk the talk.