Can Gmail Chat Talk to MSN?

Posted by Bashar
February 12, 2009

I’m not sure how true is that, but before today I never saw Hotmail contacts on my side menu chat list, today I see several of them, some I only contacted once long time ago, and can invite them. Up till now, I couldn’t see anything on Google News or anywhere else, but here is a snapshot:

 

Gmail Chat talk to MSN Users?

 

Any idea?

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I’ve had them ever since, all are added by default when you send.

Even fake email addresses, that I use to test ;) I have to remove them afterwards

Comment by maryam on February 12, 2009 @ 11:07 am

maryam: Really? So it’s just by chance they all decided to show up today?

I’m kinda glad it’s not. It would’ve removed pressure on MSN to support the standard

Comment by Bashar on February 12, 2009 @ 11:57 am

I have only one hotmail contact on my gmail chat and it’s been there since the first few days I created my account. Never really thought about it.

Comment by MacaholiQ8 on February 14, 2009 @ 12:00 am

MacaholiQ8: Ohh ok. Just me all of a sudden then :)

Comment by Bashar on February 14, 2009 @ 5:13 am

well, if you open one of your contacts details, you’ll see an instant messenger section and an MSN choice etc. , then simply type in the hotmail adress. i tried it, but i don’t think it’s for that purpose since it didn’t work. though you lot may already now that.. it would be a break through if it did, people would go mad about it (:

Comment by Anonymous on April 4, 2009 @ 2:49 am

Anonymous: Yeah but apparently not. Not while Microsoft is using closed protocols rather than open XMPP

Comment by Bashar on April 5, 2009 @ 12:49 am
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