Yahoo and Microsoft combined common IM development

The announcement of Microsoft on 5/6 said that the steps of integrating Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger instant messaging are being implemented urgently and can be completed in the near future.

However, according to Microsoft, it is still unclear when users can combine Yahoo Contacts (Yahoo! Buddies) with Windows Live Messenger, but it will not be long.

Both Yahoo and Microsoft have begun announcing the cooperation agreement since October 2005. Accordingly, the integration will be completed around the second quarter of this year. Currently the initial test version integrating both Yahoo Messenger and Windows Live Messenger is being tested internally.

VH