MSN China
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Type of site | Web portal |
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| Area served | China |
| Owner | Joint venture Microsoft (50%) |
| URL | cn.msn.com at the Wayback Machine (archived June 2, 2016) |
| Current status | Discontinued (domain taken over by another operator) |
MSN China was a joint venture of the global
People's Republic of China. Unlike most other international versions of the MSN portal, which have used the same layout as the United States
since 2014, MSN China utilized a unique design and had a separate editorial division.
In 2010 MSN China announced a partnership with
Sina to integrate each other's services as a reaction towards one of Mainland China's largest internet companies, Tencent.[1]
In 2016 Microsoft announced that they would discontinue the MSN China website on June 7 in favor of
Bing.[2]
However, the website is still active even after June 7, 2016 as of April 4, 2024, after being taken over by another operator.
MSN Juku
In November 2009, MSN China launched an Internet application called MSN Juku in
beta. Commentators described it as a "Twitter-style" microblogging service, although MSN China rejects that description.[3] From the beginning, observers noted similarity between the MSN Juku user interface and that of established microblogging service Plurk,[3][4]
which was blocked in China in April 2009.
On December 14, 2009, the official Plurk blog posted an accusation that MSN China plagiarized about 80% of Plurk's original code, as well as elements of their
CSS and unique user interface features.[5][6] Microsoft stated in a press release that it looked into the accusations.[6][7] The next day, Microsoft confirmed that MSN Juku (which, it stated, had been developed by a Chinese contractor) did contain copied code, and stated that the service would be indefinitely suspended.[8]
Mobile apps
Microsoft lists their Chinese MSN apps for the
Windows Live Messenger,[9] Xiaoice (微軟小冰)[10] and several others in the Windows Phone Store and on other platforms.[11][12]
References
- ^ Kan, Michael (11 November 2010). "MSN China, Sina to Integrate Social Platforms in China". PC World.
- ^ Yan, Sophia (10 May 2016). "Microsoft is giving up on its Chinese web portal". WISN 12.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Owen (2009-12-01). "Microsoft Offers Twitter-style Service in China". PC World. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ^ McGlaun, Shaun (2009-12-01). "Microsoft unveils Twitter clone called MSN Juku". TweakTown. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ^ "Microsoft China rips off Asia's No. 1 Microblogging Service". Plurk Labs Official Blog. 2009-12-14. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ^ a b "Start-up claims Microsoft China took its code". 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Microsoft Statement Regarding MSN China Joint Venture's Juku Feature: Additional information regarding the Juku beta application". Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Rubino, Daniël (19 July 2012). "Official MSN Messenger app comes to Windows Phone but only for China". Windows Phone Central.
- ^ Novet, Jordan (5 September 2014). "Microsoft whips up XiaoIce, a smart bot to befriend on Chinese social networks". Venture Beat.
- ^ Will, J. (6 July 2012). "CHINESE WINDOWS PHONE MARKETPLACE TO BE HANDED OVER TO MSN CHINA". Windows Phone Sauce.
- ^ Mohammed, Mazhar (5 February 2013). "What's different about the Windows Phone Store in China". PT.Mitra Computa Asia.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 2, 2016)
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