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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] KTp alternative to Skype?
From:       Harrie Baken <hb-lijsten () tekstbaken ! nl>
Date:       2014-05-07 12:58:51
Message-ID: 536A2E0B.7030802 () tekstbaken ! nl
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Hallo James, op 07-05-14 14:13 schreef je:
> Harrie Baken wrote:
>> Hallo James, op 07-05-14 13:51 schreef je:
>>> Harrie Baken wrote:
>>>>> Another possibility is Google Hangouts.  It's available to
>>>>> anyone with a gmail account.
>>>>
>>>> It's available to anyone with a Google account.
>>>
>>> Isn't that what I said?
>>
>> No, you didn't. :-D
>>
>>> A GMail ID is used for everything you do with Google that
>>> requires logging in.  For example, when you get an Android
>>> device, you register it to your GMail account.
>>
>> https://accounts.google.com/SignUpWithoutGmail
>
> Where is says:
>
> " One account is all you need A single username and password gets you
> into everything Google."

Indeed. But that can be /any/ new username and password.

> The first Google account many people had was GMail, as that's all
> that was available.

I don't get it. Most people did or do have an other mail address
available. Even with a hotmail address one can get a Google account. I
suspect most people assumed a Gmail account was required and didn't
check if that was really so.

Harrie

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