Windows Live Messenger 9 beta version has been interconnected with Gtalk

Source: Internet
Author: User

According to an article by foreign blog Steven Hollingsworth, Windows Live Messenger 9 has been emerging, which can be summarized as three points: new API, interworking with other instant messaging software, released at the end of 08 or early 09.
Microsoft's team is working hard to achieve communication between Windows Live Messenger and aim, Gtalk, and ICQ users. In terms of IM, Yahoo! Messenger has already been interconnected with Microsoft Live Messenger.

The internal version of Windows Live Messenger 9 already contains a series of API components. Microsoft is also developing multi-person voice and video chat functions for it, although these functions are not sure whether they will appear in the official version of Windows Live Messenger 9, Windows Live Messenger 10 will certainly have this function.

Further, the message is that the internal version of Live Messenger has achieved basic intercommunication with Gtalk. in addition, Microsoft no longer updates the Mac version of MSN Messenger, but will develop a new alternative for Mac OS X users, it is said that this will be a "cool" new IM client software.

According to the description of Hollingsworth, an open function of the new API is to create a vista sidebar gadget to display contacts and status. double-click to open the dialog box, drag and drop text, images or files to the gadget to automatically start transmission or send text. the new Server API can integrate Windows Live Messenger with the Xbox Live platform. these APIs will provide technical previews at the MIX 08 conference.

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