Ratings are high and Yahoo! Messenger users that also have iPhone are eager to get ahold of “Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone.” My war with Yahoo! Messenger just got a bit uglier.

Why do I have a war right now? Because I am a Windows Vista user that used to use Yahoo! Messenger. When Yahoo! Messenger promised a version just for Windows Vista, it was the greatest thing ever for me! Yahoo! Messenger for Vista Preview was way better than the Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 BETA that still glitched way more than the Vista version. Then no more than 6 months, after Yahoo! Messenger for Vista was in the BETA stage, it was pulled away from all Vista users. That is why I have a war. :)

Now I’m sure that Macintosh is smaller than Microsoft yet Yahoo! seems to love Mac more. Better features are in Mac version’s of Yahoo! Messenger compared to the Windows’ version. But my little puny war just got a bit of a steroid boost from this news.

What is my prediction? Yahoo! Messenger can’t pull away this “app” from iPhone users because of a few factors that can or will destroy Yahoo! financially.

Yahoo! and AT&T are buddies. What do I mean by that? AT&T teamed up with Yahoo! to push out versions of software and programs that name both companies. AT&T also sells the iPhone for Mac. Now since AT&T sells the iPhone and Yahoo! is teamed up with AT&T that just makes the perfect wedding and perfect software for each other. Not only that, when you get AT&T’s DSL, they also give you “Internet Explorer for Yahoo!” “Yahoo! Messenger for AT&T” and an antivirus software that Yahoo! ALSO has. Yahoo! scratches AT&T’s back and AT&T scratches Yahoo!’s back.

My prediction, Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone isn’t going to be pulled from iPhone users like Yahoo! Messenger for Vista was for Vista users…

If you are a Vista user, be angry that Yahoo! pulled out a version that was compatible to YOUR computer. Share the love, show what you got to say in a comment below or comment on Yahoo! Messenger’s blog here.

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According to some feedback from users, the new Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2112. This update is supposed to fix

“Various bug fixes to address sign-in issues that some users were experiencing. And another fix for a Windows Vista crash that occurred due to a conflict between 9.0 and IOLO anti0virus software.”

Not only fixes but they also added in:

“A new location for the typing notification message. When you’re in an IM conversation, you’ll notice that the “XXXX is typing a message” notification now appears inline with the conversation up above (rather than at the bottom of the IM window).

A new version of the offline message window. You’ll now find a distinction between offline messages from friends on your list and those that aren’t, as well as easier spam reporting.”

All quotes are directly from the Yahoo! Messenger’s blog so before you guys go heckling me, I did my little research :)

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Well as if Yahoo! Messenger users weren't mad enough already, Yahoo! had an unfortunate power issue.

"We are performing maintenance on our systems due to an unplanned
power equipment issue at one of our third-party co-location facilities." - Yahoo Messenger Blog

Sadly it took Yahoo! just shy under 3 hours to get it fixed. This time though, I don't blame Yahoo! or Yahoo! Messenger for this mishap. I know the stresses this might have caused when the servers have issues.

Reading through the comments, I saw and felt anger through the comments. This really pissed off some usres. I personally didn't feel the brunt of it  because I was sleeping and counting sheep.

Do rest assured though, Yahoo! being a big company does have alot at stake. Making their users mad can cost them business. One thing I am still mad about though is that Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2034, it is the buggiest Yahoo! Messenger 9 has ever been. Sadly enough, Yahoo! Messenger cut off the Vista version of Yahoo! Messenger. Vowing never bring it back...

Please give Yahoo! "some" slack. Don't burn down the Yahoo! headquarters, just convey your anger to how you use Yahoo! Messenger. This is probably the best advise I can give to all Yahoo! Messenger users.

Other alternatives to Yahoo! Messenger are Pidgin or Trillian

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Although it's been a month already since Yahoo! Messenger completely cut Yahoo! Messenger for Vista, they are still advertising it. It's a sad thought that a company that promises a product, cuts it away from it's users, then still tease us users later with it.

I prefer to call this "falsely advertising" because they still advertise us to get Yahoo! Messenger for Vista Beta even though it's no longer offered. If you are on a Vista machine, go to http://downloads.yahoo.com/ and scroll down to the Yahoo! Messenger download box. It says Yahoo! Messenger for Vista Beta. It is no longer being offered though Yahoo! still has it up. If you click the Download button, you'll go the download page of Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.

Now if you click the back button of your browser and then click "More Info" where the advertisement of Yahoo! Messenger for Vista Beta you'll see:

Yahoo! Messenger for Vista Beta
This version of Yahoo! Messenger
is built from the ground up for
Windows Vista. Enjoy new
emoticons, tabbed conversations
and a new sidebar gadget that
allows you to always keep tabs on
your closest friends.
Go to Yahoo! Messenger for Vista Beta

It says nothing about getting Yahoo! Messenger 9.0. Seems like false advertisement to me :)

So should we, the Vista users who were led to believe and hoped for a new Vista only product, sue Yahoo!? I think that's going to far. I think we should finally boycott Yahoo!

This is now a war, Vista users VS Yahoo! Deception should not go unattended. Falsely advertising products should be the last thing on the minds of  a big corperate company like Yahoo! They failed us once and now they are lying.

Boycott Yahoo!

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Well, I've been checking my little RSS feeds from the Yahoo! Messenger blog. Nothing thus far. Yet one thing I noticed. All comments from recent posts have been disabled. So what does that mean? I'm pretty sure that you know what it means.

Every Vista user that has Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2034 is pissed. We are so pissed that the Yahoo! Messenger Product Manager Sarah Bacon is over-whelmed with the issues. The issues being that Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2034 is a failure along with Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 itself.

Up until today, I was being very nice to Sarah and the rest of the staff. But not anymore. I'm a pissed off little Yahoo! Messenger user that is on Vista.

Now, I'm not going to trade my Vista PC for an outdated XP PC just to use Yahoo! Messenger. It's not worth getting infected for that. But here's one thing I do know, I pay for some of the Yahoo! services and so I expect my money's worth. That's why I'm a pissed off blogger.

Yahoo! better get their little preteen balls on the roll before more people get more pissed off and boycott the crap outta Yahoo! Ever notice their stocks? They are trading at 11 dollars and change. This time last year they were trading a bit more than twice as today's trade. Ain't much but you can see the downfall.

I just wished that Microsoft would have bought them out. I'm sure as hell they would have already had MSN Yahoo! Messenger for Vista 1.0 pushed out January 2008.

Ok well it's late so I'll post about something else later :) G' night and may your God or god be with you.

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Everyday it is becoming more apparent that Yahoo! Messenger isn't really playing along for the users that are using Vista. I myself blog and run this site primarily from Windows Vista Home Premium running with SP1. Personally, I haven't had any problems with the Y! IM 9.0.0.2018. But since the release of Y! IM 9.0.0.2034 I'm now one of the pissed off users of Yahoo Messenger.

So now being a pissed off little blogger who gets 100+ views per day, I'm now going to be referring Yahoo Messenger users to some Yahoo Messenger alternatives.

Here's a list of what I've found:

1. Pidgin 2.5.2


2. Trillian 3.1.11.0


3. Adium 1.3.2


4. Miranda IM 0.7.13

Only ones I do know about are Pidgin and Trillian. Pidgin is found by default in the popular open-source OS Ubuntu. As for Trillian, I had used it as an alternative when I had just gotten Vista and when Yahoo Messenger 8.1 was acting... as if it were dropped while a newborn.

All four mentioned above are all free for private use and all work with Yahoo Messenger accounts. Not to mention, they work flawlessly with Vista and Vista SP1. Kinda sad for a large company like Yahoo can't control their own software but other 3rd party software's work better.

Oh, and let me not forget, all four programs named above work with multiple accounts. If you are like me, 2 Yahoo, 2 Hotmail, 2 AOL accounts, you can sign into all of your favorite messenger IDs just by using one program :)

I wonder if Yahoo can beat that :)

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As most of us now know, Yahoo! Messenger for Vista has been discontinued. Well that doesn’t stop Yahoo! from trying to help their users… Well kinda, the Yahoo! Messenger team pushed out a quick little update. Yahoo Messenger 9.0.0.2034 to be exact.

What will this nifty little update bring to you? Well if you are a Vista user you are just in luck! Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2034 will bring you a nifty little package to help you messenger from crashing. Cool huh?

Well sadly, we have been teased with Yahoo! Messenger for Vista so I guess the Yahoo! Messenger team now has to push as hard as they can to bring up a good Vista compatible program… I still think Yahoo! made the Vista version just for a reward :)

Nevertheless, Yahoo! is at least making progress to help their already frustrated Vista members and users of Yahoo! Messenger. You gotta give Yahoo! some credit.

For more information, visit the Yahoo! Messenger blog.

If you want to download the new upgrade, either open/sign-in to your Y! Messenger and click “Help” on the upper right side of the window. Then click on “Check for updates.” Or click this link: http://messenger.yahoo.com/download/win

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Well, I've been thinking on why Yahoo would have discontinued Yahoo! Messenger for Vista. I've come to a small little possible theory. Yahoo! needs money to pay for the people that are working on the new (discontinued) messenger. Well, Yahoo is kinda tight on money right now. Especially their stocks trading at $12.20 so that means that they are tight on cash. So maybe all those high classed, intern software makers were asking too much and Yahoo! couldn't keep up with they payroll so they just laid them off. It happens.

I don't know, I was bored and started thinking about the reason why Yahoo! discontinued it.

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Edited: 5:07PM November 3, 2008

A few hours ago, Sarah Bacon, Yahoo Messenger's Product Manager, posted a post asking for Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 users to submit feedback. Don't worry if you are on XP, the message is toward the Vista users of Y! IM 9.0.

Most of us who are on Vista and use Yahoo Messenger have heard that the new Yahoo Messenger for Vista was discontinued. If you don't know yet, you can read more about that on the Yahoo Messenger Blog here. Well back to the point, Yahoo Messenger 9.0 has been a bit buggy for some Vista users. Though I can't complain much about it since I've just had one time that it went buggy on me. I don't know what happened but it worked normally afterwards.

Lately, almost every post that the Yahoo Messenger team or Sarah Bacon has posted has been heckled with Vista users begging and sometimes being a bit vulger about Yahoo bringing back the canceled Yahoo Messenger for Vista. The fight over the messenger has gotten out of the user's finger tips to "get-what's-given-to-you." This is the lowest I've ever seen Yahoo treat their members and users.

But oh well, everything in the world is now "Don't like it? Don't use it."

If you want more information, you can go to the Yahoo Messenger Blog or if you are already having crash issues with the 9.0 version on Vista you can e-mail Yahoo and send them what happened, what you were doing when it happened and if it's fixed what you did to fix the issue to vistatesting@yahoo.com. Remember feedback is crucial. It can even make 9.0 better for all :)

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Honestly, I was looking for a big time messenger that was going to out beat all Yahoo!'s past and other popular messengers out there. That came to an end as the Yahoo! Messenger team abruptly ended the Yahoo! Messenger for Vista project. Apparently, they stopped the process because it was taking resources to make a casual messenger (Yahoo! Messenger 9) better.

People that have commented on the Yahoo! Messenger blog have posted mixed opinions. From blaming Vista, to blaming Yahoo! on being too weak.

My opinion on all this is the following. I think the Yahoo! Messenger team WAS too weak. The fact that creating such a powerful messenger was just too much for the team. Not only that, I think the "team" is just a few members, 10 at most. Though it is hard to build a software from the ground up, it must have been done. Yahoo! is the last messenger giant that I'd expect to back off. This really puts them on a low spot, starting something millions of loyal users found interesting and used then just scraped it. This is a low move for Yahoo! Messenger.

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The Yahoo Messenger team finally launched out the full version of Yahoo Messenger 9.0! I've got to admit, it's pretty cool now. When it was in beta, honestly, it really sucked. It was slow, it crashed a billion times, a few bugs, and all in all it was just too betaish.

Now in the 9.0 version, you have nearly all the options as you did in the previous Yahoo Messenger 8. But what's cool about this one is that you can change the skin. Not only that. For us bloggers, there's a new feature called "Yahoo! Messenger Pingbox" which is an embeddable feature that goes into a blog. I'm fixing to add it as I type this, it's soo cool.

You know, for the first time, words just can't describe this. Go and download it and try it out. I'm sure you'll love it!

Remember, download this messenger from Yahoo only. Unless there's a site you trust.

Download link to Yahoo.

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I've stood up against Yahoo Messenger's Sarah Bacon but as her being moderator of the Yahoo Messenger blog, she removed my posts. Eventually she blocked my email address from posting. This was when I was requesting Yahoo Messenger for Vista to be out to the public, which when they released the pre-beta they quoted "After a few persistent comments from users we finally brought you a preview version to test..."

But now, people are now standing up again against her, this time with force. Chances are that these post that have been posted, referring to Yahoo Messenger's Chat, are going to be removed. Luckily I've taken some screen shots of the rebellion.

You need to click the links below to view the conversations of the fight against Sarah Bacon.
Link 1
Link 2

Link 1 shows the 2 Yahoo users strongly urging Sarah Bacon to act on Yahoo Chat bots. One coming to my attention, about the Phone Out. That hits me hard because I pay for that service and I DO NOT want some hacker calling out using MY minutes which I've paid for.

Link 2 is just what had been posted. Emotiocons and Yahoo Messenger basic news.

If you are a Yahoo Messenger user, not the Vista version, I urge you to tell them what you think. Do it cautiously though. They tend to block email address, needed to comment.

If you need to know where the fight is going on, click here. But like I said, chances are that Sarah is going to remove them since they are "anti-Yahoo."

Even better, make your voice heard. Tell all your friends to pressure Yahoo to fix the Yahoo Chat rooms. I've asked Sarah Bacon to add Yahoo Chat back on the site, like AOL did. AOL has a Java run chat. Yes, AOL brought their online chat back up.

But first, make Yahoo FIX this problem Tell them to fix, tell them NOW, tell them what they want to hear, your feedback.

ThoughtsUncensored out. I have to work tomorrow. :(

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Better late than never I must say! Yahoo Messenger for Vista is out of the preview stage and now into the BETA. The current version out is Yahoo Messenger for Vista Beta (1.2.0.1029) and it is showing signs of it being alive and kicking! I've just included two screen shots which are of the sign in and sing on. They are changed and well a bit user friendly now.

Below is the Sign-In screen. As you can tell, it now has a glossy Vistaish look and feel.



As for the one below is the Sign-On screen. It has a bit of a fruity look but it's better than the older plain black look...



Although Yahoo still has a bit of a way to go with this newly rebuilt, or built from the ground up, messenger, progress is showing. That, at least, is the good news. I still have to honestly give two thumbs up for this new version.

Now as what comes with the new release. YAY! In this release version you'll find that 2 of 8.1's features are included. One being SMS texting from messenger to cell phone and vice versa. It is a nifty feature that seems flawless. I've tested it and so far no hiccups or glitches. It has my approval, at least until I find a hiccup.

The second feature added is voice. Not where the messenger talks back to you, that'd be a bit freaky and I don't think humans are ready for that. I'm talking about PC to PC, PC to Phone or vice versa of each one of those. So far I haven't gotten the chance to test this one so don't take my word for it. I do have to say it is a good one though.

Ok well I guess you can say I mislead you on the screen shots. A friend of mine wants to be "popular" so I just asked him to message me a corney message. Take a look at the messenger's IM screen.



As you can see the "IM" and "Voice" tabs. But don't get all giddy about it, it is still in BETA stage so all hiccups and suggestions should be sent to the "Feedback" link at the top of the messenger.

This is it for me today. And as a note on you YouTube fans just eager to see my chunky body of love, I should be posting my introduction video soon. I'll keep you guys posted. I'm out, take care!

Oh, here's the link to read more about Yahoo Messenger for Vista Beta on Yahoo Messenger's Blog.
And here's the link to download Yahoo Messenger for Vista Beta directly from Yahoo Messenger.

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I'm surprised this project Yahoo Messenger has been working on is actually still alive. It's been just under 2 months since their last update of Yahoo Messenger for Vista. Today, Sarah Bacon, announced in the Yahoo Messenger Blog that new features will be available in the next update. These new features are being called "key features" according to the blog.

So, who loves to call their friends from Yahoo? Is that why you might still have Yahoo Messenger 8.1 still installed in your Vista machine? Well good news is coming to you guys. The next update will be having voice calling from PC to PC and PC to Phone. Lovely isn't it? Also you'll be able to receive calls if you have a Phone In number. I know I'm going to be calling all my friends when that update comes out. :)

Ok, so now do you like texting and/or annoying your friends with unknown text messages? This is even better! The new update will also have texting capabilities as the 8.1 has. I use texting only when my celly is dead and it is a savior. Many should know if you are in my position.

With both features, Yahoo Messenger for Vista will be a lot better after this update. Yahoo is actually keeping this one up and alive. Keep it here to get more updates on Yahoo Messenger for Vista. If you want to read the full blog you can click here to visit it.

Also, the blog states that there isn't a "definitive release date for this next Beta version of Yahoo! Messenger for Vista." Keep that in mind before commenting here or on the blog. Time defines perfection, let them have time so all Yahoo Messenger users can a bad-ass messenger for Vista.

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Good news for the Vista 64 bit users, Yahoo Messenger for Vista is up and available for you guys. Hip-hip-hooray!!! All this information is courtesy from the Yahoo! Messenger Blog site.

If you are reading this and don't have Yahoo Messenger for Vista because you're running on a 64 bit Vista, now you can get it here. Click here to download Yahoo Messenger for Vista (build 2007.12.06.421). Have fun and I hope you enjoy it ^_^

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I'm an amateur tester of Yahoo Messenger for Vista (pre-beta). I actually went from XP's speed to Vista's heavy running OS just to test out this new messenger. Anywho, I'm not going to talk about those two, that's for later. There's a few things you should know before downloading this for casual use. There's a few small bugs still with this messenger which I hope that Yahoo will fix. By saying that I hope that are aware that this is still the "pre-beta" stage, you know, the one that's between Alpha and Beta. Okay, enough of tutoring. Now as for pros and cons go, I compiled a list of them. Remember this is from an amateur Yahoo Messenger tester/user (like you).

Pros:

• It's here!!!!


• The customizable color changing of windows (my fav).


• Having the ability to use tabbed IMs.


• The huge transfer size of 2GB.


• Very user friendly look


• Don't forget about the sidebar gadget :) It's very useful.


• Stripped (just the messenger) install is quite small. Only 11MB.


• And a fast install (about 2 minutes from download to using the messenger)


• My favorite of all, the cool new sign in box. It's sleek and smooth.

Cons:

• It's slow!!!


• It's late!!!


• Maybe it's late because of the slowness issue with it.


• It's going to take time to get used to because of the new interface.


• 64 bit users, it's not out for you guys. Sorry, they are working on it though.


• This isn't what Yahoo advertised at first (but it's HERE!!!!)

I'm not sure if I missed any other pros and cons but for now thats a short list of what to expect from this pre-beta release.

There have been many angry Yahoo Messenger users about this late release and I was part of it. But for Yahoo to release a slow but Vista version now is better than 3 or even 6 months from now. One thing to remember though, Vista SP1 is coming soon so Yahoo might have to make an update for that which might cause some more minor, but annoying bugs in the software. I didn't have any problems from yesterday (12-6-07) when I installed it until today (12-7-07).

As I've seen other bloggers post about this, I noticed a small resemblances between all of us. We all agree that it needs work still and its better late than never. I'm sure you agree with that too. I uploaded a few of my own images of the new Yahoo Messenger for Vista to see a personalized view not of with Yahoo wants you to see.



If you'd like to read the Yahoo Messenger Blogs click here.
Or if you'd want to download the new Yahoo Messenger for Vista, click here.

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