I tried posting a comment on the respective post, but the page just seemed to refresh ignoring the comment (I made sure the Image Code was correct; including preserving the case). So I am giving my feedback as a post.
I would like to give a feedback on recent Tariq's post on Google Talk. Google has made a right move here. Instead of creating an altogether new IM protocol, they have considered and implemented an existing open platform server for the purpose and this only means even more extensibility.
In the FAQ page named "Google talk and open communication" they have presented an open invitation to other service providers to unite and bring a federation of communication services to the end user.
This just comes to show that they are not releasing a IM just for the sake of it, but to make the first step in unifying communication.
Just my 10 cents. Have a nice day.