March 13, 2005

Blackberrys Will Add Yahoo Instant Messenger Client

According to the Wall Street Journal online, Research in Motion will add a Yahoo instant messenger client on its Blackberry devices in the coming months. The company also plans to allow current users to download the program and install it on old models. The deal isn't exclusive, so we might see an AOL IM client soon. The latest market share numbers are 29.5 million for MSN, 24.1 million for AOL, and 18.2 million for Yahoo. I find these numbers puzzling as 99% of my friends use AOL IM instead of the others.