MSN + Yahoo Messenger Merging

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I read from this news source that Microsoft and Yahoo! are working out a plan to allow both their Instant Messaging (IM) Services, MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger, to link with each other. Seeing the launch of Google Talk in August 2005, Microsoft and Yahoo have responded quickly enough to hunt down the new comer. These two IM services is currently serving more than 1/4 billion of users around the world. So, with the merge between them, their rival AIM and Google will have to think of a better strategy to counter it.

Well, the merge of MSN and Yahoo Messenger will mean communication between these two IM without using a third party client, such as Trillion.


The Registry article mentions that “Neither company would confirm the story to the Wall Street Journal.“, but I found that in fact Microsoft and Yahoo have already made press releases (actually both are the same post) regarding the merging.

Hopefully, by the second quarter of 2006, we will be able to communicate between both IM in one Messenger. I hope to see just one login to any IM among the two will provide email notification from both free email services as well. :)


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7 Responses to “MSN + Yahoo Messenger Merging”

  1. 1
    CLF Says:
    October 13th, 2005 at 8:34 pm

    Wow, it’s sure a good news for Y!Messenger + MSN like me!! :D

    But, will Yahoo! and M$ agree this history-making deal after all? :\

  2. 2
    Tecniblog Says:
    October 13th, 2005 at 8:53 pm

    Yahoo! y MSN Messenger juntos

    Dos de los grandes en el mundo de la mensajería intantánea unen sus fuerzas, justo después de la publicación de GoogleTalk, que ya se ha hecho con el 1% del mercado a pesar de su simpleza y su falta de…

  3. 3
    SapiensBryan Says:
    October 13th, 2005 at 10:49 pm

    I think they have already agreed. By 2nd quarter of 2006, we will be able to communicate cross both IM services. :)

  4. 4
    mr.eims Says:
    October 14th, 2005 at 12:15 pm

    God helped me…

    currently i use 3 IM, Yahoo, google, MSN

  5. 5
    SapiensBryan Says:
    October 14th, 2005 at 12:36 pm

    I bet most of the Internet users will have 3 of them too. Too many IM, too little time, huh? :D

  6. 6
    adq890 Says:
    October 27th, 2005 at 1:38 am

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  7. 7
    SapiensBryan Says:
    October 27th, 2005 at 4:08 am

    Hi hasrul,

    Thank you so much for dropping by and say hi.
    Your support will definitely be the motivation for me to move forward and share more interesting news.

    Fyi, I am now writing a review of the new Hotmail service (will be launched very soon), codenamed Kahuna. I have got the first hand experience of using it since last Friday, but only until today I have time to blog about it. So, stay tuned.

    By the way, I have added you into my buddy list. :)

    Thanks again.


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