Microsoft, Yahoo Reach IM Partnership
‘Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.’s move to make their instant messaging programs work together comes just as the popular communications tool is beginning to expand into such fields as video chatting and Internet telephone functions.
But for now at least, the two companies said their partnership announced Wednesday will focus on traditional instant messaging, allowing people with either system to send lightning-fast messages to each other. That is expected to be in place by June 2006.
Eventually, the companies said, they hope to be able to let users make computer-to-computer phone calls as well, but they couldn’t say when that would happen.’
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