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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