Microsoft Corp. 's MSN Messenger, which is run in China through a joint venture, has 4% of instant messaging users, compared to 77% for the QQ service from China's Tencent Holdings Ltd.

微软(Microsoft Corp .)旗下的MSN Messenger是通过一家合资企业在华运营的，它在中国占有4%的即时消息用户，相比之下，中国腾讯(Tencent Holdings Ltd .)的QQ服务则占有77%的用户。

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MSN's instant messenger service, meanwhile, is being made available in Japanese, Chinese and Korean.

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There have been hacks involving MSN Messenger to relay feeds, but a more mainstream offering -- perhaps a partnership with a feed aggregation service, would greatly enhance personalization.

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