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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Microsoft planned to announce today that it will make its Windows Live Messenger service available on its Xbox 360 game consoles, bringing instant messaging from the computer to the television.

今天，微软公司按计划将宣布为他的Xbox360游戏机的控制器提供窗口即时通服务，将即时信息服务从电脑带入电视。

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Microsoft is switching off its Windows Live Messenger service on 15 March.

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Its Instant Messenger service is still inaccessible to similar services from Microsoft and Yahoo.

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Microsoft is currently in the process of migrating users from its Windows Live Messenger product to the service.

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