Google Acquires Airline Data Company ITA: Get Ready for Google Flight Planner

Google announced today that they've purchased ITA, a Boston-based company speciailzing in airline data, for $700 million, as rumored a few months back. ITA had been the subject of a hot little bidding war, with Microsoft, Expedia, and Kayak all rumored to be fighting for the company. But Google snagged it. So what does this mean?

In short, it means Google Flight Planner. I don't know if that'll be the actual title, but it's safe to say Google will announce some variation on it in the coming...