Calls for opening instant messaging services are fading as the three biggest providers wage a protracted war for market share.
The MSN Messenger outage spilled over into a sixth day, with many users of the free service complaining of inaccessible accounts, despite Microsoft's claims most had been restored.
Users of the VoIP service can now send and receive SMS messages, for free, using the software.
A partial outage of Microsoft's MSN Messenger service is casting a shadow over a wide-ranging services strategy that Microsoft hopes will be its future.
A partial outage of Microsoft's MSN Messenger service, now in its seventh day, is casting a shadow over a wide-ranging services strategy that Microsoft hopes will be its future.
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