GGoogle chat vs Skype

[Aaron Konstam]

On Sat, 2011-09-24 at 09:23 +1000, Roger wrote:
> > How are Skype users addressed? I suppose I am OK if I know their
> > telephone number.
> Skype, for me on Unbuntu and Fedora took about a few seconds to install.
> Read the skype instructions for how to use.
> To use, you need the skype addresses of the people you wish to contact, 
> from memory there are lists of skype users that you can choose from.
> If yo want to telephone people using skype that's another matter.
> Roger

I assume you are saying that you can only contact people who use Skype
when their computers are on. 
The phone company is glad to give me peoples phone numbers, so that
seems like a better way to reach people. But it seems to me that the
Google products allow Skype-like communication including video
conferencing.
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