Yahoo and Microsoft to Merge Instant Messengers

[method77]

Microsoft and Yahoo are set to announce on Wednesday a blockbuster interoperability deal that will reshape the landscape of the fragmented instant messaging market. The companies will connect their IM networks so users on each can communicate with one another using text and voice chat free of charge.

The agreement marks the first time major players in the highly-competitive IM industry have officially partnered up to enable cross-network communication. Interoperability has always been a hot topic among instant messaging providers, but had never yielded a compromise.

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[bmc]

hey, if its done right this could be really good.

[Kooperman]

maybe one of the new mods will merge these...

[Wolfie]

Done. I am leaving it up those two to decide who gets the top post. ;)

[bmc]

method posted it first, so i gave it to him.

[Potato]

You know, I saw it earlier, and it didn't even click in my head that I had the power to do something about it.

*slaps self*

[method77]

method posted it first, so i gave it to him.

yeah but dude gets all the hot babes :reallymad:

[Guest .::BeatFactory::.]

You know, I saw it earlier, and it didn't even click in my head that I had the power to do something about it.

*slaps self*

We're gonna have to whip you into shape! :taskmaster: