"[A]s Lars Rasumussen put it, “Wave is what email would look like if it were invented today.” Having seen a lengthy demonstration, as ridiculous as it may sound, I have to agree. Wave offers a very sleek and easy way to navigate and participate in communication on the web that makes both email and instant messaging look stale." - Jason Chen from Bookmarklet

"The much better comparison is coincidentally the company started by another group of (former) Googlers, FriendFeed. But Wave is a different product for a number of reasons, and seemingly has loftier goals — all of which I’ll touch on below." definitely raises the bar on real time. - Karl Rosaen