<p>The company is pulling the plug on several of its features including messenger public chat rooms and Pingbox.</p><p>Yahoo will be closing down its messenger public chat rooms this month along with interoperability with Microsoft Windows live Messenger.</p><p>Users will be able to still see Microsoft buddies in their messenger contact list but instant messages will not be able to be sent to them.</p><p>"We know that some long-term Yahoo! Messenger users still enjoy these topic-based communities, however we feel that by embracing the modern technologies and platforms available today, Yahoo! will uncover better ways to foster meaningful communities and connections with the people you care about," said Yahoo about closing its messenger public chat rooms.</p><p><a href="http://media.cbronline.com/news/yahoo-cuts-windows-live-messenger-support-031212">Keep reading...</a></p>