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Microsoft and Yahoo! link their instant
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July 13, 2006
Nine months after announcing the
interoperability between their instant messaging (IM) services,
Internet rivals
Microsoft and
Yahoo! began limited public
beta (pre-release) testing of the program. This enables
users of the two services to communicate with each other using
their existing IM client, Microsoft's
Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger) and
Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.
Users wishing to use the new feature can go to a
special page on the service's website, where they have to review
and accept an agreement. After signing out and signing in again,
the interoperability is enabled without downloading any new
software.
The service is designed to allow users to see
each others' online presence, view personal status messages,
share select emoticons, view offline messages and add new
contacts from either service. However, more advanced features,
like voice calls and shared folders are not interoperable
between the two services.
The program is available internationally in more
than 15 markets.
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