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Yahoo! Joins VoIP Throng

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the me-too dept.

Anders Bylund writes "Yahoo! is throwing their hat in the ring, adding Voice over IP features to the upcoming Yahoo Messenger release. With way too many players on the field, there's bound to be some kind of shakeout coming, right?"

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  1. Skype ftw by AIX-Hood · · Score: 5, Informative

    Been using Skype for a while now and it still beats everyone else for 2 simple reasons: All advanced features work through a firewall with zero configuration, and it's fully encrypted. Yahoo, MSN, etc, talk to us again when you can boast these 2 features.

  2. yahoo! messenger! has! had! VoIP! for! 4! years! by iamstan · · Score: 4, Informative

    It even had the pc-to-phone feature back in 2001. So what is the news here? A press release advertising old features?

    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,55259,00.asp