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Post by Drew on Jul 13, 2006 2:11:57 GMT -5
Microsoft and Yahoo plan to link their respective IM clients again so that users of both can communicate with each other on one, shared network. Facing threats from third-party applications, like Trillian and Skype, the two tech giants will claim 44% of the instant messaging market, analysts predict. They will also go head to head together with the biggest competitor, AOL. Yahoo and Microsoft have released software which builds a bridge between their previously exclusive online instant messaging (IM) systems. The move fulfilled a promise the US internet giants made late last year and marked the first time rival global messaging service providers arranged to co-mingle members. Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger with Voice users in more than 15 international markets could get 'beta' test versions of the interoperability software at messenger.yahoo.com or ideas.live.com, according to the companies. The union promised to create the world's largest IM community by merging nearly 350 million IM accounts, Microsoft and Yahoo said in a combined release.
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Post by Jawshii on Jul 13, 2006 14:36:30 GMT -5
I'm not really suprised, because I know Windows Live Messenger said that it would add Yahoo! support.
With both programs still work? Or are they making a new messenger?
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Post by codenut on Jul 17, 2006 15:18:27 GMT -5
God I hope they find a way to merge the best parts of Yahoo with the best parts of MSN. Because there are some aspects of MSN that suck (like the connectivity) while there are parts of Yahoo that suck.
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Post by Drew on Jul 17, 2006 17:16:04 GMT -5
Sounds more like a Microsoft takeover to me...
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