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Yahoo continues to struggle behind Google in the US but in Australia, it's a slightly different story -- NineMSN, the partnership between Kerry Packer's PBL and Microsoft, remains a major stumbling block for the online giant.
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Australians can now view their Hotmail accounts via SMS, following the formation of a partnership between NineMSN and Vodafone.
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