More than 200 million people use Windows Live Messenger to chat with friends, family members and colleagues.

全球有两亿多人使用windows的即时通和朋友、家人、还有同事聊天。

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Microsoft executives said they hoped to offer voice chat between Xbox and Live Messenger users later this year.

微软的主管人员表示他们希望能在今年的下半年为Xbox玩家和即时通的使用者们提供语音聊天服务。

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Windows Phone users will be able to view photos and social networking updates for just that group, if they want, and talk to each other as a group through email and instant message services such as Windows Live Messenger and Facebook Chat.

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The story is much the same through the Live Messenger Beta, which now offers high-definition video chat.

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Focusing on integrating Windows Live Messenger into Skype and simultaneously providing a better user experience for chat could be a smart move for Microsoft, especially as Skype is so heavily integrated into Windows 8.

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