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MSN Ceases Chinese Operations

Microsoft's portal website in China at Cn.msn.com will stop providing its Simplified Chinese services from June 7, 2016. Cn.msn.com is…

9 years ago

WeChat Amps Up Competition With New Phone Call Function

China's WeChat, the instant messaging app by Tencent, has Facebook's WhatsApp, Japan's Line, and Microsoft's Skype service in its sights…

9 years ago

Microsoft Ceases World’s Final MSN Holdout In China

Microsoft will officially close its instant messaging service MSN in China on October 31, 2014. Microsoft already shut down MSN…

10 years ago

Microsoft Gingerly Moves Skype’s China Operations To New Partner

Microsoft has formed a partnership with Guangming Founder, which will operate Skype for Microsoft in mainland China. Founded in 2011,…

11 years ago

Will Online Privacy Be Better When Microsoft Takes Over Skype’s China Business?

Starting November 24, 2013, Microsoft will take over Skype's business in the China region. Tom-Skype, the business unit within China-based…

11 years ago

Internet Hiccups In China Today

Whether related to the rumored murder charges against the wife of former Communist elite Bo Xilai or the earthquakes in…

13 years ago