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SEATTLE, Washington (Reuters) -- Microsoft Corp. will open its online messaging service for the workplace to America Online Inc. and Yahoo Inc.'s systems, in a big step toward allowing users of different networks to communicate with each other, the companies said on Thursday.

Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, will open up its instant messaging software used by businesses, but consumers using its free MSN Messenger service will not get the same inter-operability, at least for now, said Taylor Collyer, a Microsoft marketing manager.

Make sure you read the whole article first. Its not as good as it seems.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/07/15/microsoft.messaging.reut/index.html

 

[GodsTyro]

w00t!! wheres the monopoly guy when u need him?

 

[neptunes]

it's only for businesses right?

 

[dem]

it's only for businesses right?

correct

 

[SyNapSe]

Yeah, this really isn't worth reporting.. It's just for their new Live Communications Server class product.