Yahoo Shutting Out Third-Party IM Clients?

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday September 17, 2003 @01:11PM from the sound-of-strangled-yodeling dept.

prostoalex writes "Following the lead of America Online's previous attempts and MSN's actions, Yahoo is planning an update that may cut out third-party providers like Trillian or Gaim. If you're a current Trillian user with a valid Yahoo ID, you probably noticed the new welcome message: 'Yahoo! is upgrading to its newest version of Yahoo! Messenger on September 24, 2003. The upgrade is part of an ongoing process to continually enhance the overall quality of the Yahoo! Messenger service for our millions of users'." Update: 09/18 01:17 GMT by S : Trillian has just released a patch that updates the IM software "...to the newest Yahoo! and MSN protocols, to remove the recent upgrade messages."

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Where's Open Source when you need it? by waynelorentz · 2003-09-17 13:14 · Score: 1, Redundant

Maybe it's time to start an open-source alternative to AIM, MSN Messenger, etc...

I'm not programmer, but maybe it could include elements of P2P to make it efficient, and attractive.

Make the client light, fast, and free.

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It's their protocol by nickgrieve · 2003-09-17 15:53 · Score: 0, Redundant

Guys, it is their protocol, their servers, and if you don't like it you have no right to bitch about it.

Make your own IM systems.