Yahoo, MSN Messenger Collaborate
Techtree News Staff, Oct 13, 2005 1120 hrs IST
Microsoft and Yahoo! will provide IM inter-operability while keeping consumer security and privacy first and foremost.
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Yahoo! and Microsoft have announced a landmark agreement, to connect users of their consumer instant messaging (IM) services on a global basis. This inter-operability agreement, will give MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger users the ability to interact with each other, forming what is expected to be the largest consumer IM community in the world, estimated to be more than 275 million strong.
Being able to instant message between IM communities is one of the features most requested by MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger users, and Microsoft and Yahoo! have committed to provide IM inter-operability while keeping consumer security and privacy first and foremost.
In addition to exchanging instant messages, consumers from both communities will be able to see their friends' online presence, share select emoticons, and add new contacts from either service to their friends' list, all as part of their free IM service.
Yahoo! and Microsoft plan to introduce these inter-connectivity capabilities, between MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger to customers around the world in the second quarter of 2006, and in doing so expect to help make IM an even more useful part of consumers' online communications and communities.
Terry Semel, chief executive officer, Yahoo! Inc., said, "Yahoo! and Microsoft share a commitment to providing the highest-quality experience possible for consumers, and today's groundbreaking announcement underscores our desire to provide consumer inter-operability between our thriving IM communities. This is truly a turning point for the IM industry, and we believe our agreement with Microsoft will help usher in a new era of IP communications."
Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer, Microsoft, said, "Microsoft and Yahoo! look forward to bridging the divide between our global communities, creating richer and easier ways for our customers to connect. IM inter-operability is the right thing for our customers, our businesses and the industry as a whole, and Microsoft is delighted to help lead these efforts with Yahoo!"
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by feras, erbil, on Mar 04, 2008 01:59 AM, Report abuse Reply
i have yahoo ID, can i use my yahoo ID and login in MSN messanger and see my hotmail contact as well?
by Imran, China, on Feb 26, 2008 09:04 AM, Report abuse Reply
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by neveRR, veles, on Dec 29, 2007 05:14 AM, Report abuse Reply
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by Justin Evans, atlanta, on Aug 04, 2007 07:40 AM, Report abuse Reply
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by vishkha rajdev, indore, on May 16, 2006 11:18 AM, Report abuse Reply
by piu, coventry, on Oct 31, 2005 06:26 PM, Report abuse Reply
by simon, coventry, on Feb 26, 2006 07:31 PM, Report abuse
its just what we all wanted we thank both microsoft & Yahoo! keep up the good work You are rockin
by rohit, indore, on Oct 22, 2005 06:32 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Shehnaaz, Delhi, on Jan 02, 2006 04:34 PM, Report abuse
We all saw what happened when Google came up with Gmail Yahoo is worried about the messenger. Good Move by Yahoo. I am sure Yahoo is shaking at the base !!!! The undefeated yahoo is doing all the circus to keep up with the trend. Google is here to rule ....... Google ki jai
by Vinayaka, Bangalore, on Oct 20, 2005 09:04 PM, Report abuse Reply
I still say yahoo ki jai! still some things which yahoo can give google can not.
by angel, bhilai, on Dec 28, 2005 08:12 PM, Report abuse
esto esta bn cool Im realy interested in this thing
by Diego Espinoza, Sn Diego California, on Dec 21, 2005 03:17 AM, Report abuse Reply
This paramount merger is just coz of Yahoo's cringe of Goog's Web Applications. Im sure Google will come up with something better to instill our minds with. Bravo Googs!
by Afsh, Hyderabad, on Oct 30, 2005 10:30 PM, Report abuse Reply
भैया ऐसा विचार तो सच मे बहुत ही अचछा है जितनी जल्दी हो उतना ही अच्छा है क्या है कि मेरे काम एक ही मेसेंजर से हो जोएगा ।
by ghdf, fgdfg, on Oct 13, 2005 11:29 PM, Report abuse Reply
can you please tell me , how to type in hindi , in Yahoo messenger. Copy paste of a line works , but i want to type directely in Y! msn
by Manoj, New Jersey, on Oct 28, 2005 04:26 PM, Report abuse
there must be a IM which can take all the web mail providing sites together in one
by rohit, indore, on Oct 22, 2005 06:34 PM, Report abuse Reply
its just what we all wanted we thank both microsoft & Yahoo! keep up the good work You are rockin
by rohit, indore, on Oct 22, 2005 06:32 PM, Report abuse Reply
Cool ' Yet Again ,that's Great !
by Muzamil Mughloo, Srinagar, on Oct 21, 2005 11:16 PM, Report abuse Reply
The merger of both messageners will be benificial to whole world.
by Alok Mehta, Renukoot, on Oct 19, 2005 11:27 PM, Report abuse Reply
by prl, msn, on Oct 19, 2005 03:42 AM, Report abuse Reply
niocole has cobwebs in her arsehole!
by stacey dean, new zealand, on Oct 19, 2005 01:34 AM, Report abuse Reply
IM interoperability concept is Very good for Users. So, No one can have more than one ID for each service provider.
by Venu Gopal Rao, Hyderabad, on Oct 18, 2005 11:04 PM, Report abuse Reply
it's a good one for both users.
by sundeep kumar, New Delhi, on Oct 18, 2005 05:11 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Selvaraj, Riyadh, on Oct 16, 2005 02:19 PM, Report abuse Reply
Is there any chance to go to Indian Idol
by Ankit Dang, New Delhi, on Oct 18, 2005 02:38 PM, Report abuse
Is there any chance to go to Indian Idol
by Ankit Dang, New Delhi, on Oct 18, 2005 02:41 PM, Report abuse
great idea. How will it work? 2006, huh?? what month about? do u know? Cant wait, will be great!!!
by Kristine K. Pap, Altoona, WI, on Oct 13, 2005 01:24 PM, Report abuse Reply
don't expect to see it before 2006 end. and then you'll see the number of problems it has. these losers can't beat google.
by chelch, bangalore, on Oct 17, 2005 01:22 AM, Report abuse
Now thatz one move to thwart Google Talk...both the net giants are fearing a Google takeover...like they did the net search market...
by crazykudos, New Delhi, on Oct 13, 2005 03:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
Actually -google talk is not much of a threat right now. IM is a worldwide market. and AOL AIM still control greater than 50% of that share alone. A combined MSN/Yahoo platform is strategic to compete against that incumbent platform.
by Karan, New Delhi, on Oct 14, 2005 05:56 AM, Report abuse
True, google has class. But in its current state of its messenger version which doesnt support emoticons, it is not at all a threat to yahoo messenger. But you never know. Google keeps upgrading, and its next release ought to outperform every single competitor. But then, to pull out users who are already cozy with messengers of their choices will definitely be a challenge..
by Rat, Bangalore, on Oct 14, 2005 12:41 PM, Report abuse
Don't forget that a consumer's view of a company and not just what it's product can do affects their product decision. In my opinion, Google has an outstanding image within the IT industry.
by Kevin, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on Oct 14, 2005 07:12 PM, Report abuse
Don't forget that a consumer's view of a company and not just what it's product can do affects his/her product decision. In my opinion, Google has an outstanding image of trust within the IT industry.
by Kevin, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on Oct 14, 2005 07:15 PM, Report abuse
agreed Google took over the search engine market in a storm .. but seems unlike it will do the magic in other sections also .. as (i think) Semel put in some days google doesnt really seem to have definitive plan .. . its just plunged into the spree ... (their jump into the search market wasnt that way). however .. as is goog's way .. it will go on putting up newer version of its existing web applications .. but surely things take time.
by ddas77, kolkata, on Oct 16, 2005 08:22 PM, Report abuse
Don't forget that a consumer's view of a company and not just what it's product can do affects their product decision. In my opinion, Google has an outstanding image within the IT industry.
by Kevin, Georgia, USA, on Oct 14, 2005 07:19 PM, Report abuse Reply
yeah that agreed ... however .. gtalk doesnt do much yet either... for instance i keep ymsg as a center fo all my comunications needs .. you have access to your buddies online .. you can have quick access to your address book .. send mail in a click ... and there's weather, news, games and ofcourse, the LAUNCHcast .. and i really can't get why there are people using the msn messenger .. silly me :-B
by ddas77, kolkata, on Oct 16, 2005 08:16 PM, Report abuse
How come yahoo users didnt ask hem to cut down the RAM usage, yahoo with several windows open takes 50 Megs of RAM, which is way too much for a silly chat program, i've seen great 3D Games which take lesser!
by Jay, Bangalore, on Oct 15, 2005 01:43 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hey are you sure its 50 megs :-O .. here it runs fine you know .. i never tought it could eat 50 megs ... a chat program cant hog that much ... anone can throw more light on this ?
by ddas77, kolkata, on Oct 16, 2005 08:10 PM, Report abuse
They have done it as they are scared of Google. I do not agree with comments of Terry (Yahoo) and Steve (Microsoft) that they done for customer interest. Why did they not think of customer interest for so many years ?
by Hiren Shah, Mumbai, on Oct 16, 2005 12:41 PM, Report abuse Reply
Arre bhaiya.. yehi to game hain.. corrent decision at the right time. today they may also have the capability to connect voice chat together ... and they will do it also .. eventually .. but later when they'll again have to find a competition with the numbers game again and try to eat each others' numbers .. then they'll come to a solution to merge again ... still its good that the services are free still .. i'm waiting to see the day when most of the service & its features will be made paid-for.
by ddas77, kolkata, on Oct 16, 2005 08:03 PM, Report abuse
Arre bhaiya.. yehi to game hain.. corrent decision at the right time. today they may also have the capability to connect voice chat together ... and they will do it also .. eventually .. but later when they'll again have to find a competition with the numbers game again and try to eat each others' numbers .. then they'll come to a solution to merge again ... still its good that the services are free still .. i'm waiting to see the day when most of the service & its features will be made paid-for.
by ddas77, kolkata, on Oct 16, 2005 08:04 PM, Report abuse
Indian railways is developing an Indian version of chat. They plan to call it Laloo ka prasad
by emptyoceans, Byron Bay, on Oct 16, 2005 03:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
Really a great devolopment, it will be good if all other messengers like gmail, rediff, AOL and etc., also merge in the same way.
by Sudhamshu Chand, Ananthapur, on Oct 16, 2005 11:08 AM, Report abuse Reply
by ی, , on Oct 16, 2005 09:31 AM, Report abuse Reply
its really great for yahoo and msn but google is developing google talk which will be a unique one that people switch to eat coz gmail give more than 2gb space, fast processing, simple and gentle layout you people must be aware of it
by sankar anand, pondicherry, on Oct 15, 2005 11:30 PM, Report abuse Reply
Amazing news! I still think that it is a dream, but lets see, 2006 is still far!
by Pranay, Mumbai, on Oct 15, 2005 07:34 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Anonymous, XYZ, on Oct 15, 2005 12:38 AM, Report abuse Reply
I can only say "great!". It will be a fantastic gift to IM users of MSN messenger and Yahoo messenger.
by M. Singh, Chhattisgarh, on Oct 15, 2005 12:19 AM, Report abuse Reply
it's a pretty great thing...I've got lots of friends on both networks but only use Yahoo. I think both of them realize that becoming inter-operable is the next step. Gtalk hasn't really caught on and the grand-daddy of all IMs mIRC has basically died leaving just these 2 left. Their alliance may spell the end of all IMs.
by Keith Rozario, Klang, Malaysia, on Oct 13, 2005 12:11 PM, Report abuse Reply
by sss, dd, on Oct 14, 2005 11:43 PM, Report abuse
Yahoo and Microsoft have to collaborate if they have to face Google.
by mvrao, Visakhapatnam, on Oct 14, 2005 08:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
by YAZAN, ABCDEFG, on Oct 14, 2005 05:34 PM, Report abuse Reply
I was shocked and pleased to hear the 2 giants to meet on same road for theie benefits
by Chirag Mehta, Ahmedabad INDIA, on Oct 14, 2005 05:10 PM, Report abuse Reply
Path Breaking Allaince ...... MSNYAHOO MERGE sounds huge thing for IM community.Ever evolving and upgrading itself IM community , 1 more stp towards Global Interaction of users from both sides .All da best folks ! ! ! Alllaince is the trend of the future , I hope this is the kind of merger we the users were lookin towards since sometime.The Unexpected have been achieved by rightful foes on both sides. ;)
by Abhay aka KIA|B, mumbai, on Oct 14, 2005 05:00 PM, Report abuse Reply
Try posting a link here. The message is never is posted.
by Jason, Bangalore, on Oct 14, 2005 04:09 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Jason, Bangalore, on Oct 14, 2005 03:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
by vasavya, chennai, on Oct 14, 2005 03:54 PM, Report abuse Reply
it will be a good alliance.all pople will get benifit of this.
by anil, sriganganagar, on Oct 14, 2005 03:48 PM, Report abuse Reply
at last microsoft are forming some kinda alliance
by jith, chennai, on Oct 14, 2005 02:22 PM, Report abuse Reply
MSN works fine from Bangalore to US contacts whereas Yahoo's audio quality is poor.
by Venky, Bangalore, on Oct 14, 2005 01:22 PM, Report abuse Reply
this is like common ATM for all banks. Its good for the users. Lets hope if Google, Skype also plan to join in. I think we dont have a tiff like for the Browser Wars
by raj shekhar, mumbai, on Oct 14, 2005 01:05 PM, Report abuse Reply
Does MSN have public chat option?
by mukesh123, chn, on Oct 14, 2005 11:47 AM, Report abuse Reply
Its really good news like breaking firewall of Yahoo & MSN users and make a single live chatting interaction solution
by Jayendra Joshi, GANDHINAGAR (Guj) India, on Oct 14, 2005 10:44 AM, Report abuse Reply
by AMJAD, MULTAN, on Oct 14, 2005 10:36 AM, Report abuse Reply
is this strategy adapted to prevent 'google talk' from becoming popular. I dont think google can be stopped from spreading!
by raghu75, hyderabad, on Oct 14, 2005 10:35 AM, Report abuse Reply
This is gonna be tricky..since MSN doesn't allow offline messages but Yahoo does.
by Karthik Kumar, New Delhi, on Oct 14, 2005 10:30 AM, Report abuse Reply
what about voice chat for yahoo linux . seems yahoo is ignoring linux community
by rajesh, hyderabad, on Oct 14, 2005 10:21 AM, Report abuse Reply
trillium messenger allows u to log into yahoo and hotmail and AOL toghether
by boo, boo, on Oct 14, 2005 07:19 AM, Report abuse Reply
Also Indiatimes Messenger but the point is you need to create ids on MSN and Yahoo where YM-MSN collaboration allows this with one id.
by anil gosavi, singapore, on Oct 14, 2005 07:37 AM, Report abuse
Also Indiatimes Messenger but the point is you need to create ids on MSN and Yahoo where YM-MSN collaboration allows this with one id.
by anil gosavi, singapore, on Oct 14, 2005 07:37 AM, Report abuse
This is a good new for the user community as such. Recent development on using the Jabber protocol has allowed google to enter the market. There have been talk to interoperate with AOL which is the leader in IMs with ICQ and AIM combined but AOL never wanted that. I guess Mico and YH with their non-open standard protocol are trying to win in already crowded space. I dont care what they do. I believe some of my friends are there is some IM and others in others. So I use Gaim and Miranda and chat with them on MSN, YAHOO, AIM, ICQ, GTalk. Yes audio and video are missing then if u need to u can start these clients up. Atleast you dont have to run so many messengers. I guess these guys should move to a standard protocol where u can deliver audio, video anything and who delivers it better should be chosen by the users. I guess google with its innovativeness will lead but the iron curtain methods of AOL will be hard to go through.
by Falak, Overland Park, Kansas, on Oct 14, 2005 06:12 AM, Report abuse Reply
Nothing exiciting for me!I am an loyal Yahoo user and never tried MSN nor want to!
by Raajiv Mhasawad, India, on Oct 14, 2005 12:35 AM, Report abuse Reply
by bhalu, warangal, on Oct 13, 2005 09:48 PM, Report abuse Reply
भैया ऐसा विचार तो सच मे बहुत ही अचछा है जितनी जल्दी हो उतना ही अच्छा है क्या है कि मेरे काम एक ही मेसेंजर से हो जोएगा ।
by कन&, पुर्णियाँ, on Oct 13, 2005 02:36 PM, Report abuse Reply
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by Ganesh, mumbai, on Oct 13, 2005 03:40 PM, Report abuse
by Shivaajii, punaa, on Oct 13, 2005 04:25 PM, Report abuse
by Ayan Debnath, Kolkata, on Oct 13, 2005 09:43 PM, Report abuse
by aman, haifa, on Oct 13, 2005 05:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
Oh thank God...Finally the nuts understand that sharing is better than dividing...
by zeb, goo, on Oct 13, 2005 05:46 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Rohit, Jammu, on Oct 13, 2005 05:16 PM, Report abuse Reply
This will be very gr8. I dont have to run 2 messenger on my Machin, which also consume my processing power. Really I am very much happy....
by ABhay Meher, Mumbai, on Oct 13, 2005 01:20 PM, Report abuse Reply
This is really good I am happy they done this.
by illegal one, mexicon, on Oct 13, 2005 12:53 PM, Report abuse Reply
agreed ti what keith says but i think this move is to take people of aol messenger as that has 54% of the market share of IMs
by Anonymous, India, on Oct 13, 2005 12:22 PM, Report abuse Reply
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