Yahoo and MSN chat nicely

I received an update from both Cnet and the WSJ tonight on my blackberry that Yahoo and MSN reached an agreement to get their IM services to work together. This is great news for interoperability. Andy notes VOIP will work between platforms as well since they both use SIP. That would be very cool.

AOL … where are you? I’d love to use a single IM service / app and get it all in one. It’s silly to have to use a multi-IM app just because people have signed up with different services. Email plays nicely… IM and enhanced services should as well – especially since these things are free. Perhaps a new leaf with the Yahoo / MSN deal? AOL is pushing more free stuff now anyway…

5 Replies to “Yahoo and MSN chat nicely”

  1. I was curious ot know if you have any idea of when this MSN/Yahoo connect deal will be played out in full…with Windows Messenger Live 8 (Beta) being released you would think that it would be a great testing ground for the interoperability project?!?

    Cheers!
    SAF

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