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Yahoo Messenger Blocks Outside IM Clients

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the great-way-to-grow-the-service dept.

jj00 writes "CNET News is reporting that Yahoo has started blocking 3rd party Messenger clients from their service. The article is about Trillian, but I have noticed that my gaim client hasn't been working for the past few days." As reported earlier.

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  1. Lies by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 3, Interesting
    This may or may not be a reasonable business decision, but do they really have to flat out lie to their customers?
    "If this has affected the way in which third parties interact with our service, it is merely a byproduct of our efforts to implement preventative measures to protect our users from potential spammers," Yahoo spokeswoman Mary Osako said.
    Who the hell decided that it was okay to to treat all your customers like I treat my retarded cousin Larry? I hope that they understand that a lot of us know and resent it when we are being lied to.
  2. Re:Windows Messenger has update also by NickFortune · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Yep - that's why I put a lock on my front door- to help prevent crime. A lot of people say that I'm just worried about my stuff being ripped off, but that's not true! I am passionately committed to whole crime prevetion thing.

    Trouble is, Microsoft want to be the ones that put the lock on my house. For my protection, obviously. And they'll keep a copy just in case. And so they can let themselves whenever they want to. Just to check my security. And make sure I've not pinched anything. And maybe redecorate if they feel like it.

    And if they sometimes take stuff away, well that's ok because it really all belongs to them anyway. All I do is pay for it, it says so on the licence.

    And come the advent of Palladium, if I want to get in myself, all I'll have to do is ask them...

    Yeah, good job boys. Quality work.

    --
    Don't let THEM immanentize the Eschaton!