Yahoo: Would You Pay To Open Up IM?

Yahoo released a survey hinting that paid, interoperable IM services could be on the way for the portal giant.

“Assume the following: Yahoo Messenger is considering introducing a new service that would allow you to use Yahoo Messenger to communicate with users of other instant messaging services such as AOL, MSN or ICQ,” the survey says. “This premium Messenger service as described above would be offered along with the current free Messenger features for a small and appropriate fee.”

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