Another I-nternet attraction is the topsy-turvy farce of Microsoft lashing out at America Online for refusing to make its chat client, AOL Instant Messenger, interoperable with Microsoft's chat client, MSN Messenger.

CNN: Opinion: E-nough already!

At no point has Microsoft offered to open its own chat client to AOL or anyone else -- openness only goes one way here.

CNN: Opinion: E-nough already!

The idea is to allow gamers to chat with anyone using Microsoft's instant messaging products--in addition to allowing them to blast text messages to other gamers.

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