Instant messaging or chat from your web based Inbox is a old concept now GMail and Yahoo is already providing browser based chat platform. Gmail also rolled out voice and video chat capabilities via web Interface but in this Hotmail was so behind the bar, however, now Hotmail rolled out similar features for their users.

User of France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and the U.K. already enjoying web based chat and Now company also release a second faze updates for user of United States, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway. The company says, The feature is available through Hotmail and also through the people page that lists a Windows Live user's contacts.

Web based chat is already in Gmail, yahoo and now Google also rolled out new updates with xmpp open standards which enables user to chat with other networks like AIM, Yahoo etc. Meebo is already providing this too

Microsoft's Hotmail site now lets people send and receive instant messages.

I do proffer to chat via desktop interface because its fast and provide more features like file transfer but web base chat can be helpful when you are away from your computer, using your friend's computer , In cafe or having a new system but not yet configured and you need instant help from your friend via IM.
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