Finally, after months of promises,
Microsoft and Yahoo!, together owning
over 50% of the IM market have built instant messaging clients that allow users
from both networks to communicate effortlessly with one another. What was
once accomplished through third party tools such as Trillian, from
Cerulean Studios, is now being
rolled into the official programs.
The new clients are now in public beta, and you can grab a test copy of
either client by following either of the following links
Yahoo! Messenger - Yahoo! Messenger
with Voice Beta
MSN Messenger - Windows Live Messenger
A similar deal is in the works between
Google and AOL to merge the
GoogleTalk and
AOL Instant Messenger products, though no details or timelines have been
provided.
Further details can be found on
Marketwatch.com