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Right after I saw this I went and joined both betas (one from Yahoo, one from Microsoft) and started toying around with it. Of the two IM clients, I primarily use Windows Live Messenger, so I went ahead and added my Yahoo Messenger contacts to my Windows Live contacts. However, I noticed that even when one of my contacts was online and visible in Yahoo Messenger, I could not see that he was online using Windows Live Messenger. My best guess is that in order for this to work, both people - you and the person on the other network - need to be in their respective betas. Because of this, I think that until adoption of this beta becomes more prevalent, this feature will be sort of worthless (although still a welcome addition). I just think that it may be a while before everyone on my contacts list upgrades to Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger 8 (with voice) Beta.
posted by: Admiral_Kirk · 7/13/06