MS Messenger's Verbal War
from the big-bad-instant-messenger-pissing-contest dept
In a sort of interesting twist to the whole instant messenger war between MS and AOL, MS has launched the surprising move of making a deal with Net2Phone. The plan for this deal is for MS Messenger customers to gain the ability to make free voice calls. The amusing part is that Net2Phone will still be offering this service to AOL Messenger customers but it won't be free (So the only question is how fast will MS be gaining market share?).
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