Yahoo! Messenger 6 beats MSN Messenger fair and square

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Yahoo’s latest version of its messenger program literally kicks MSN Messengers out of the window for me. It has everything that MSN Messenger has to offer and more. MSN has funky skins? Yahoo has them now. MSN has user pictures? Yahoo has them now. MSN does animated smilies? Yahoo been doing them since ages afaik! And what Yahoo! Messenger has that MSN Messenger does not? Offline messages, chatrooms ( MSN no longer has free chatrooms), custom status messages and so on. Hell, MSN Messenger doesn’t even allow you to have archives of the conversations for too long. Sometime back it told me to start a new archive file for a friend whom I talked pretty regularly. Apparently the size of the original XML was becoming too big for comfort for MSN. Yahoo on the other hand has kept archives for me since almost a year with no apparent problems. Yahoo has a version for Linux (sucks compared to Windows version), MSN Messenger does not. This list can go on and on and on.

The new version adds more such exclusive features to Yahoo! Messenger. They have introduced stealth mode. This enable you to decide who on your messenger list can see you and who cannot. Totally awesome. So they removed one of the shortcomings in my opinion. As MSN Messenger let you block a particular user even without removing him from your buddy list, yahoo did not. Now you don’t have to block anyone (so you don’t miss any offline messages), you just disappear under the stealth mode.

Yahoo! Messenger 6 Edition Stealth Mode

The new skins though feel blah at first look but grow on you. I am pretty sure I will revert back to the original windows skin in 2-3 days or better return back to Gaim. But it sure make the messenger look hip for people who don’t know how to apply custom themes in there windows environment (especially Windows XP).

They have added new smilies (I am waiting for the new hidden ones!) and animated quiet a few old ones. Yahoo! Messenger’s smilies have always been my favorite and new ones are damn pretty too! Animated smilies just make you smile when you first have a look at them.

I totally recommend giving the new version a go. Though the only disadvantages I found in the latest version are; The new skins can be sluggish on slow computers. I can live with that!

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42 Comments to “Yahoo! Messenger 6 beats MSN Messenger fair and square”

  1. ~ tech news ~ » Yahoo gives Messenger an ‘all new’ look :: Tech and Gaming News | April 27th, 2004 at 06:48 am

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  2. Jason | April 28th, 2004 at 09:40 pm

    i found a new hidden beta smiley here it is ;))

  3. Sushubh | April 28th, 2004 at 10:06 pm

    There are many more, just scan the smiley folder in the Yahoo folder. Just the codes are something to discover!

  4. dorkus_amongus25 | April 29th, 2004 at 05:12 am

    hidden smilies in Y!Messenger 6.0 beta:
    star - (*)
    bow down - ^:)^
    yakkity yack - :-@
    giggle - ;))
    finger roll - :-w
    bring it - >:/

  5. Amit | May 19th, 2004 at 11:10 am

    All the hodden emoticons are listed at
    http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mesg/beta/general/general-20.html

  6. shahryar | May 27th, 2004 at 01:40 am

    please send me yahho messenger 6
    tanks a lot

  7. belal | May 30th, 2004 at 04:27 am

    good

  8. brittany | June 10th, 2004 at 12:40 am

    i love the new yahoo if u dont got the new yahoo GET IT leave 1……byebye

  9. Yahooligan | June 10th, 2004 at 04:33 am

    Y do some dumb chaps ask for someone to SEND THEM Yahoo 6 or other software? No one has the time to send around files. Moreover, it’s highly risky and you’ll just end up with some trojan or virus one day… Go and download it like the others do. And if there’s a problem, write to Yahoo customer care, or ask us. Don’t ask for the files!!

  10. Rehman | June 12th, 2004 at 12:27 pm

    you must mention from where to download this,so that
    user can easily download

  11. Sushubh | June 12th, 2004 at 08:32 pm

    I have given the link mate :)

  12. Jay Sir_Daywalker_DS | June 19th, 2004 at 08:38 am

    Hey sushubh of course there is a linux version of msn and it is available on http://www.mess.be its not made by microsoft but there is a version for linux out there maybe next time you should get your info correct before posting such a blasphemous statement eh! and also of course microsoft don’t make a linux version linux and unix are microsofts competition DAH!

  13. Sushubh | June 19th, 2004 at 09:05 am

    yahoo makes the Linux version themselves. my article was referring to official versions. if i were to look for other products that let you access msn messenger, well then their is Gaim which I use when I am on Linux.

    Here is my original statement:

    Yahoo has a version for Linux (sucks compared to Windows version), MSN Messenger does not.

  14. Sushubh | June 19th, 2004 at 09:12 am

    as for competition, Mac is a competition too. But MS makes loads of applications for Mac platform, including the messenger and office… maybe you need to get your facts rights.

  15. wildd_starr | July 19th, 2004 at 02:22 am

    i cannot get the launchcast portion of the new version to work, even after turning norton off completly. does anyone no of any fixes? or is this a common problem?

  16. ralph | July 21st, 2004 at 06:05 am

    L-) anyone know where i can find this gif?

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  18. CRaig | October 23rd, 2004 at 12:04 am

    hi

  19. M.Farhan Badar | January 22nd, 2005 at 09:32 pm

    I wish to have MultiMSN and MultiYahoo messengers.

  20. ali | April 9th, 2005 at 07:39 pm

    plz porogeram multi yahoo

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  26. kaleem | May 13th, 2005 at 03:39 am

    ok i need good messenger latest

  27. sarah | May 19th, 2005 at 07:26 am

    thank

  28. Christa | May 31st, 2005 at 04:52 am

    I love the new yahoo but it tends to just cut off on its own while I’m on…then I just end up signing back in and within minutes it back off again. I just wanna know if this is happening to anyone else.

  29. Erin | June 1st, 2005 at 04:20 am

    Yahoo MEssenger BETA is AWSOME!!!but i wanna know how to get some skins for it!!if ANYONE knows how..emial me at noddy_blonde_97 {at} yahoo(.)com

  30. leoanrdo lagos | June 27th, 2005 at 04:39 am

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  31. Kane | July 30th, 2005 at 02:55 am

    hi

  32. Dave LaBryer | September 2nd, 2005 at 12:04 am

    I like the older verision of yahoo messenger the new versision messes seems to mess up my computer. PLEASE give me back the older verision

  33. Beverly Flinn | September 21st, 2005 at 07:11 pm

    I would like to get rid of yahoo messenger/voice and go back to the yahoo messenger that I had and loved, how do I get rid of this new version with the voice,as I will never use it and dont like it and dont want it.

  34. Amy | November 4th, 2005 at 06:12 am

    If you are still looking for skins, check out http://queeeenofspadez.50webs.com/

  35. Tammy | December 7th, 2005 at 12:46 am

    getting sick of not be able to sign in when i want and it something to do with the new way that they have everything

  36. syedali | December 23rd, 2005 at 05:08 pm

    findpassword

  37. ali baba | January 15th, 2006 at 01:16 am

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  38. Duarte | March 7th, 2006 at 06:06 pm

    I agree with the article but I can tell you strait away why i do not use yahoo messenger.

    I am behind a cooporate lan and yahoo simply does not work. I am a beta user of messenger live and I can tell you that most of the features you talk about are available in messenger live and It’s not block by my firewall in my university :)

    They also added a great feature called live contacts that will allow you to change you details and have them automatically updated in your fiends list. And this is something yahoo client does not have :)

  39. Barry | March 23rd, 2006 at 08:22 pm

    Yahoo messenger new version is great!
    But why are my calls being cut off at around 3-3 1/2 minutes?
    Thanks for any help!
    Barry

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  42. mallissa | June 16th, 2007 at 07:36 am

    hay send me your messenger and your messenger address and phone number your so col thanks

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