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Finally Microsoft & Yahoo merge IM networks
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:26 pm
by fac51
Users of the Yahoo and Microsoft instant messaging programs can now contact each other directly. The two firms have released software that ties the two networks into a huge community of 350 million users.
The trial software allows people to swap text messages but will eventually let people talk to each other too. The move marks a break with the past when operators of the big instant message systems resisted calls to open up their networks.
AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo operate the largest instant messaging networks and, until recently, anyone wanting to talk to friends using different text chat systems had to maintain several separate accounts.
Users can sign up for the test software via the Yahoo and Microsoft messaging sites. Only those using the latest versions of the IM software will be able to join the trial. Eventually the software will be made available to every user.
The software uniting the two networks will use icons next to people's names to denote whether that person is on the Yahoo or Microsoft system.
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:42 pm
by 117
i love it when the bbc report on new software and then don't provide a link to it...
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:36 pm
by Vlammetje
i dunno why but I think I've heard this on here before?
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:25 am
by fac51
think we posted it was going to happen, now it's happened :alt:
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:31 am
by 117
well...according to the bbc it's happened, but since there's no link to the purported software we can only take their word for it.....
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:35 pm
by 117
luckily tho, the link is on Yahoo's site for the new Yahoo Messenger Beta featuring Windows Live Messenger communication:
http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/
the Windows Live Messenger site tho just says it's coming soon
http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:07 pm
by fac51
ta for the links, never used yahoo so will wait for the MS version
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:17 pm
by 117
yeah that's what i was planning on doing, haven't installed yahoo on this machine, have very occasional need to use yahoo messenger which i can do thru portable gaim when necessary
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:31 pm
by 117
email from Windows Live wrote:Hello! The wait is over because were knocking down the wall! Now with Windows Live Messenger, you can talk to your Yahoo! contacts. Forget needing multiple accounts to talk to all your friends--you can see when theyre online and communicate with them from one place.
You must click the link below in order to participate in this beta. After you sign up, add your friends Yahoo! addresses to your contact list and start typing!
Try It
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:34 pm
by fac51
yeah installed it no more that 15 mins ago
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:41 pm
by 117
there's nothing to install, you just click the link and sign in to your messenger account, then re-start messenger
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:49 pm
by fac51
installed for me mate
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:05 am
by 117
yeah it said you only have to install if you don't already have Windows Live Messenger (which I believe you did?), if you do already have it it says just log out and back in of it
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:51 am
by vinnieza
i did it, but i have no yahoo contacts so
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:21 am
by fac51
oh didn't read your post properly, i was talking about installing the official version of msn
