<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
(	O
meaning	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Network	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
web	O
portal	O
and	O
related	O
collection	O
of	O
Internet	O
services	O
and	O
apps	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
provided	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Network	I-Operating_System
was	O
initially	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
dial-up	O
online	O
service	O
that	O
later	O
became	O
an	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
named	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Dial-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
a	O
new	O
web	O
portal	O
named	O
Microsoft	O
Internet	O
Start	O
and	O
set	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
default	O
home	O
page	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
its	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
renamed	O
and	O
moved	O
this	O
web	O
portal	O
to	O
the	O
domain	O
name	O
www.msn.com	B-Operating_System
,	O
where	O
it	O
has	O
remained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Dial-up	O
service	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
used	O
the	O
'	O
MSN	B-Protocol
 '	O
brand	O
name	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
notably	O
Hotmail	B-Operating_System
(	O
later	O
Outlook.com	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
(	O
which	O
was	O
once	O
synonymous	O
with	O
'	O
MSN	B-Protocol
 '	O
in	O
Internet	O
slang	O
and	O
has	O
now	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
Skype	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
web	B-Application
search	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
Bing	B-Application
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
rebranded	O
and	O
discontinued	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
website	O
and	O
suite	O
of	O
apps	B-Application
offered	O
by	O
MSN	B-Protocol
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
2014	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
complete	O
redesign	O
and	O
relaunch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
is	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
offers	O
international	O
versions	O
of	O
its	O
portal	O
for	O
dozens	O
of	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
1995	O
to	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
domain	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
primarily	O
to	O
promote	O
MSN	B-Protocol
as	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
and	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
also	O
offered	O
a	O
custom	O
start	O
page	O
and	O
an	O
Internet	O
tutorial	O
,	O
but	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
major	O
web	O
portal	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
Internet	O
Start	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
located	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
Start	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
home	O
page	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
offered	O
basic	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
news	O
,	O
weather	O
,	O
sports	O
,	O
stocks	O
,	O
entertainment	O
reports	O
,	O
links	O
to	O
other	O
websites	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
articles	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
staff	O
members	O
,	O
and	O
software	O
updates	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
largely	O
underutilized	O
'	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
 '	O
domain	O
name	O
was	O
combined	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Internet	O
Start	O
and	O
reinvented	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
web	O
portal	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
brand	O
for	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
sites	O
produced	O
inside	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Interactive	O
Media	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
website	O
put	O
MSN	B-Protocol
in	O
direct	O
competition	O
with	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Yahoo	O
!,	O
Excite	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Go	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
new	O
format	O
opened	O
up	O
MSN	B-Protocol
's	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
the	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
and	O
subscription	O
service	O
were	O
renamed	O
to	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Internet	O
Access	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
That	O
service	O
eventually	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Dial-up	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
relaunched	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
contained	O
a	O
whole	O
family	O
of	O
sites	O
,	O
including	O
original	O
content	O
,	O
channels	O
that	O
were	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
'	O
web	O
shows	O
 '	O
that	O
were	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
MSN	B-Protocol
2.0	O
experiment	O
with	O
its	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
in	O
1996	O
–	O
97	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
rapidly	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
became	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
default	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
start	O
page	O
,	O
as	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
'	O
Microsoft	O
Internet	O
Start	O
 '	O
website	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Investor	O
,	O
a	O
business	O
news	O
and	O
investments	O
service	O
that	O
was	O
once	O
produced	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
CNBC	O
,	O
is	O
now	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Money	O
;	O
CarPoint	O
,	O
an	O
automobile	O
comparison	O
and	O
shopping	O
service	O
,	O
is	O
now	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Autos	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
a	O
website	O
offering	O
online	O
casual	O
games	O
,	O
is	O
now	O
MSN	B-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
websites	O
since	O
divested	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
include	O
the	O
travel	O
website	O
Expedia	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
magazine	O
Slate	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
local	O
event	O
and	O
city	O
search	B-Application
website	I-Application
Sidewalk.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
collaborated	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
service	O
providers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
departments	O
,	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
's	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
examples	O
include	O
MSN	B-Application
adCenter	I-Application
,	O
MSN	B-Application
Shopping	I-Application
(	O
affiliated	O
with	O
eBay	B-Application
,	O
PriceGrabber	O
and	O
Shopping.com	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Encarta	B-Application
encyclopedia	I-Application
with	O
various	O
levels	O
of	O
access	O
to	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
has	O
remained	O
a	O
popular	O
destination	O
,	O
launching	O
many	O
new	O
services	O
and	O
content	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
's	O
Hotmail	B-Operating_System
and	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
services	O
were	O
promoted	O
from	O
the	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
portal	O
,	O
which	O
provided	O
a	O
central	O
place	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
's	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Application
Search	I-Application
(	O
now	O
Bing	B-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
dedicated	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
launched	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
sign-in	O
service	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
online	O
services	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Passport	O
(	O
now	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
launched	O
across	O
all	O
MSN	B-Protocol
services	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
portal	O
and	O
related	O
group	O
of	O
services	O
under	O
the	O
'	O
MSN	B-Protocol
 '	O
umbrella	O
remained	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sports	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
portal	O
was	O
ESPN.com	O
from	O
2001	O
to	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
FoxSports.com	O
from	O
2004	O
to	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
had	O
an	O
exclusive	O
partnership	O
with	O
MSNBC.com	O
for	O
news	O
content	O
from	O
1996	O
until	O
2012	O
,	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
sold	O
its	O
remaining	O
stake	O
in	O
msnbc.com	O
to	O
NBCUniversal	O
and	O
the	O
website	O
was	O
renamed	O
NBCNews.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
has	O
launched	O
'	O
MSN	B-Protocol
News	O
 '	O
,	O
an	O
in-house	O
news	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
visited	O
portal	O
websites	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
a	O
share	O
of	O
23.2	O
percent	O
,	O
behind	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
released	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
an	O
updated	O
home	O
page	O
and	O
logo	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
rolled	O
out	O
the	O
newer	O
logo	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
website	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
announced	O
on	O
its	O
blog	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
unveiling	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
home	O
page	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
clean	O
,	O
simple	O
,	O
and	O
built	O
for	O
touch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
said	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
app-like	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
also	O
had	O
new	O
deals	O
with	O
the	O
AP	O
and	O
Reuters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
's	O
services	O
were	O
reorganized	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
2006	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
brand	O
name	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
championed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
move	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
strategy	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
online	O
offerings	O
using	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
brand	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
overhauled	O
its	O
online	B-Architecture
software	I-Architecture
and	O
services	O
due	O
to	O
increasing	O
competition	O
from	O
rivals	O
such	O
as	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
services	O
used	O
Web	O
2.0	O
technology	O
to	O
offer	O
features	O
and	O
functionality	O
through	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
that	O
were	O
traditionally	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
dedicated	O
software	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
services	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
rebranding	O
included	O
MSN	B-Operating_System
Hotmail	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
became	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Live	I-Operating_System
Hotmail	I-Operating_System
(	O
now	O
Outlook.com	B-Operating_System
)	O
;	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
became	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
(	O
now	O
integrated	O
into	O
Skype	B-Application
)	O
;	O
MSN	B-Application
Search	I-Application
,	O
which	O
became	O
Live	B-Application
Search	I-Application
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Bing	B-Application
)	O
;	O
MSN	B-Application
Virtual	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
which	O
became	O
Live	B-Application
Search	I-Application
Maps	I-Application
(	O
now	O
Bing	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
)	O
;	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Spaces	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
Spaces	O
;	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Alerts	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
Alerts	O
;	O
and	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Groups	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
Groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
other	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Direct	I-Protocol
,	O
remained	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
family	O
without	O
transitioning	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
,	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
brand	O
took	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
became	O
primarily	O
an	O
online	O
content	O
provider	O
of	O
news	O
,	O
entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
common	O
interest	O
topics	O
through	O
its	O
web	O
portal	O
,	O
MSN.com,	O
while	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
provided	O
most	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
online	B-Architecture
software	I-Architecture
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
to	O
phase	O
out	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
brand	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
each	O
service	O
separately	O
by	O
its	O
individual	O
brand	O
name	O
without	O
any	O
'	O
Windows	B-Application
 '	O
prefix	O
or	O
association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
launched	O
a	O
completely	O
rewritten	O
and	O
redesigned	O
MSN	B-Protocol
website	O
,	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
modern	O
design	O
language	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
MSN	B-Protocol
portal	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
logo	O
that	O
follows	O
a	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
current	O
Microsoft	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
content	O
on	O
MSN	B-Protocol
was	O
eliminated	O
as	O
the	O
website	O
was	O
simplified	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
home	O
page	O
and	O
categories	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
corresponding	O
apps	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
former	O
Bing	B-Application
Entertainment	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
includes	O
the	O
MSN	B-Application
Games	I-Application
website	O
for	O
online	O
casual	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Food	O
&	O
Drink	O
:	O
Recipes	O
,	O
cooking	O
tips	O
,	O
news	O
from	O
chefs	B-Language
,	O
cocktails	O
,	O
and	O
shopping	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
:	O
Trending	O
and	O
viral	O
videos	O
,	O
comedy	O
and	O
pop	O
culture	O
,	O
and	O
videos	O
from	O
other	O
MSN	B-Protocol
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integrates	O
with	O
video	O
search	O
from	O
Bing	B-Application
Videos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
page	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
services	O
Bing	B-Application
,	O
Outlook.com,	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
Office	O
Online	O
,	O
OneNote	B-Application
,	O
OneDrive	B-Application
,	O
Bing	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
popular	O
social	O
media	O
services	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Signing	O
into	O
MSN	B-Protocol
with	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
allows	O
for	O
personalized	O
content	O
to	O
appear	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
synchronized	O
across	O
devices	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
corresponding	O
apps	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
's	O
longtime	O
personalized	O
home	O
page	O
service	O
'	O
My	O
MSN	B-Protocol
 '	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
customized	O
RSS	O
feeds	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
website	O
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
user-specified	O
RSS	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
2014	O
relaunch	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
now	O
supports	O
responsive	B-General_Concept
design	I-General_Concept
and	O
eliminates	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
separate	O
mobile	B-Application
website	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesign	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
proved	O
positive	O
and	O
helped	O
increase	O
traffic	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
10	O
million	O
daily	O
visitors	O
after	O
two	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
phasing	O
out	O
MSN	B-Protocol
for	O
Microsoft	O
Start	O
,	O
with	O
news	O
pages	O
being	O
moved	O
to	O
Start	O
,	O
and	O
ads	O
for	O
the	O
website	O
started	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
homepage	O
,	O
the	O
homepage	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
that	O
is	O
still	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSN	B-Protocol
web-based	B-Application
apps	I-Application
provides	O
users	O
information	O
from	O
sources	O
that	O
publish	O
to	O
MSN	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
launched	O
these	O
apps	B-Application
along	O
with	O
the	O
2014	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
web	O
portal	O
,	O
rebranding	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Bing	B-Application
apps	B-Application
that	O
originally	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
,	O
Weather	O
,	O
Sports	O
,	O
Money	O
,	O
and	O
Travel	O
first	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Health	O
&	O
Fitness	O
and	O
Food	O
&	O
Drink	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
apps	B-Application
became	O
available	O
across	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
major	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
platforms	O
as	O
well	O
:	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
apps	B-Application
allow	O
users	O
a	O
reasonable	O
amount	O
of	O
freedom	O
to	O
decide	O
which	O
sources	O
provide	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
each	O
app	O
brought	O
a	O
unified	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
website	O
and	O
synchronized	O
preferences	O
across	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
four	O
apps	B-Application
in	O
the	O
suite	O
:	O
Start	O
(	O
previously	O
News	O
)	O
,	O
Weather	O
,	O
Sports	O
,	O
and	O
Money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
Food	O
&	O
Drink	O
,	O
Health	O
&	O
Fitness	O
,	O
and	O
Travel	O
apps	B-Application
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
;	O
those	O
three	O
apps	B-Application
are	O
no	O
longer	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Nokia	O
's	O
mobile	O
phone	O
division	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
also	O
started	O
bundling	O
MSN	B-Protocol
services	O
with	O
its	O
Nokia-branded	B-Operating_System
feature	I-Operating_System
phones	I-Operating_System
,	O
though	O
the	O
only	O
supported	O
model	O
was	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Algorithm
215	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
apps	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
developed	O
a	O
separate	O
set	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
specifically	O
for	O
MSN	B-Protocol
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Start	O
(	O
previously	O
named	O
Microsoft	O
News	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
news	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
and	O
service	O
that	O
features	O
news	O
headlines	O
and	O
articles	O
chosen	O
by	O
editors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Start	O
uses	O
the	O
chaseable	O
live	O
tile	O
feature	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Anniversary	O
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Weather	O
(	O
originally	O
named	O
Bing	B-Application
Weather	O
)	O
shows	O
weather	O
from	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
current	O
location	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
location	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
define	O
their	O
favorite	O
places	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
synchronize	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Start	O
and	O
across	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weather	O
uses	O
weather	O
conditions	O
as	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
only	O
app	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
light/dark	O
switch	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weather	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
comes	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Algorithm
215	I-Algorithm
phone	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
Mobile	O
that	O
runs	O
Series	B-Operating_System
30+	I-Operating_System
;	O
it	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
only	O
feature	B-Device
phone	I-Device
to	O
have	O
the	O
app	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Money	O
(	O
originally	O
MoneyCentral	O
,	O
then	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Moneycentral	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
rebranded	O
as	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Money	O
in	O
the	O
mid-2000s	O
-	O
prior	O
to	O
being	O
relaunched	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Bing	B-Application
Finance	O
)	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
lists	O
of	O
stocks	O
to	O
watch	O
,	O
follow	O
certain	O
corporations	O
and	O
receive	O
stock	O
updates	O
,	O
get	O
the	O
latest	O
headlines	O
regarding	O
stock	O
markets	O
,	O
view	O
real-time	O
trading	O
figures	O
with	O
a	O
30-minute	O
delay	O
,	O
track	O
their	O
own	O
personal	O
finances	O
,	O
calculate	O
mortgages	O
,	O
get	O
information	O
on	O
commodities	O
and	O
bonds	O
,	O
and	O
convert	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Esports	O
(	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Esports	O
Hub	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Bing	B-Application
intelligence	O
AI	B-Application
curated	O
webpage	O
for	O
the	O
growing	O
esports	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
users	O
can	O
watch	O
integrated	O
streams	O
from	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
or	O
Twitch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
advanced	O
AI	B-Application
called	O
"	O
Watch	O
For	O
"	O
the	O
algorithm	O
originally	O
made	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Mixer	O
is	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
uses	O
Computer	O
vision	O
algorithms	O
on	O
livestreams	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
alert	O
the	O
viewer	O
of	O
significant	O
moments	O
,	O
this	O
algorithm	O
is	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
esport	O
hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
's	O
esport	O
hub	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
Smash.gg	O
;	O
an	O
esport	O
tournament	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Games	O
Supported	O
on	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Esports	O
HubSupported	O
GamesLeague	O
of	O
LegendsValorantCounter-Strike	O
:	O
Global	O
OffensiveDota	O
2OverwatchFortnite	O
Battle	O
RoyalePlayerUnknown	O
's	O
BattlegroundsCall	O
of	O
Duty	O
:	O
Modern	O
WarfareTom	O
Clancy	O
's	O
Rainbow	O
Six	O
SiegeRocket	O
LeagueFIFAGears	O
of	O
WarSuper	O
Smash	O
Bros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Food	O
&	O
Drink	O
(	O
originally	O
named	O
Bing	B-Application
Food	O
&	O
Drink	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
recipe	O
app	O
that	O
offers	O
news	O
related	O
to	O
food	O
and	O
drink	O
,	O
a	O
personal	O
shopping	O
list	O
that	O
synchronizes	O
across	O
devices	O
and	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
wine	O
encyclopedia	O
that	O
contains	O
information	O
on	O
over	O
1.5million	O
bottles	O
of	O
wine	O
,	O
over	O
3.3million	O
tasting	O
notes	O
,	O
and	O
hundreds	O
of	O
cocktail	O
recipes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
also	O
collects	O
information	O
from	O
famous	O
chefs	B-Language
and	O
lists	O
them	O
according	O
to	O
their	O
style	O
of	O
cuisine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Health	O
&	O
Fitness	O
(	O
originally	O
named	O
Bing	B-Application
Health	O
&	O
Fitness	O
)	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
track	O
their	O
intake	O
of	O
calories	O
,	O
look	O
up	O
nutritional	O
information	O
for	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
different	O
foods	O
,	O
use	O
a	O
built-in	O
GPS	O
tracker	O
,	O
view	O
step-by-step	O
workouts	O
and	O
exercises	O
with	O
images	O
and	O
videos	O
,	O
check	O
symptoms	O
for	O
various	O
health	O
conditions	O
,	O
and	O
synchronize	O
their	O
health	O
data	O
to	O
third-party	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
activity	B-Device
trackers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Health	O
&	O
Fitness	O
formerly	O
connected	O
data	O
with	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
HealthVault	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
started	O
using	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
with	O
MSN	B-Protocol
's	O
own	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
to	O
synchronize	O
data	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
rebranded	O
from	O
Bing	B-Application
to	O
MSN	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
is	O
not	O
related	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
Fitness	I-Device
or	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Health	I-Device
(	O
the	O
companion	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Band	I-Device
)	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
similar	O
in	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Sports	O
(	O
originally	O
named	O
Bing	B-Application
Sports	O
)	O
displayed	O
various	O
sports	O
scores	O
and	O
standings	O
from	O
hundreds	O
of	O
leagues	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
aggregated	O
sports-related	O
articles	O
and	O
news	O
headlines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
powered	O
various	O
predictive	O
features	O
within	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Cortana	B-Application
virtual	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Travel	O
(	O
originally	O
named	O
Bing	B-Application
Travel	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
travel	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
book	O
hotels	O
and	O
flights	O
,	O
aggregates	O
travel-related	O
headlines	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
detailed	O
information	O
about	O
thousands	O
of	O
travel	O
destinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
finding	O
information	O
on	O
local	O
restaurants	O
,	O
viewing	O
pictures	O
(	O
including	O
panoramas	B-Application
)	O
and	O
historical	O
data	O
about	O
destinations	O
,	O
and	O
reading	O
reviews	O
by	O
previous	O
travelers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
signed	O
in	O
,	O
Cortana	B-Application
can	O
track	O
flights	O
and	O
get	O
hotel	O
information	O
through	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Travel	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
app	O
in	O
the	O
suite	O
that	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
acquired	O
Farecast	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
website	O
in	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
reservations	I-Application
system	I-Application
industry	O
that	O
offered	O
predictions	O
regarding	O
the	O
best	O
time	O
to	O
purchase	O
airline	O
tickets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farecast	O
's	O
team	O
of	O
data	B-Application
miners	I-Application
used	O
these	O
airfare	O
observations	O
to	O
build	O
algorithms	O
to	O
predict	O
future	O
airfare	O
price	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
integrated	O
it	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Live	B-Application
Search	I-Application
group	O
of	O
tools	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
as	O
Live	B-Application
Search	I-Application
Farecast	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
rebranded	O
it	O
as	O
Bing	B-Application
Travel	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
efforts	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
search	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
allegations	O
that	O
Bing	B-Application
Travel	O
had	O
copied	O
its	O
layouts	O
from	O
Kayak.com	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
denied	O
the	O
allegations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Bing	B-Application
Travel	O
results	O
were	O
powered	O
by	O
Kayak.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
rebranded	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Travel	O
flight	O
search	O
pages	O
changed	O
from	O
being	O
powered	O
by	O
Kayak.com	O
to	O
its	O
competitor	O
Skyscanner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
first	O
offered	O
content	O
from	O
its	O
MSN	B-Protocol
web	O
portal	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
in	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
service	O
called	O
Pocket	O
MSN	B-Protocol
(	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
its	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
products	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
)	O
and	O
later	O
renamed	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Mobile	B-Application
software	I-Application
was	O
preloaded	O
on	O
many	O
cell	O
phones	O
and	O
PDAs	B-Application
,	O
and	O
usually	O
provided	O
access	O
to	O
legacy	O
MSN	B-Protocol
services	O
like	O
blogs	O
(	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Spaces	O
)	O
,	O
email	O
(	O
Hotmail	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
instant	O
messaging	B-Protocol
(	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
web	B-Application
search	I-Application
(	O
now	O
called	O
Bing	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
many	O
former	O
MSN	B-Protocol
properties	O
were	O
spun	O
off	O
to	O
Bing	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
successors	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
2000s	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
division	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
related	O
to	O
those	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
meantime	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
MSN	B-Protocol
apps	B-Application
took	O
on	O
a	O
more	O
content-related	O
focus	O
,	O
as	O
did	O
the	O
web	O
portal	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
versions	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
apps	B-Application
that	O
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
MSN	B-Protocol
apps	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2010s	O
,	O
were	O
primarily	O
repositories	O
for	O
news	O
articles	O
found	O
on	O
MSN.com	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
earlier	O
MSN	B-Protocol
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
included	O
versions	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Weather	O
and	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Money	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.5	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
'	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Money	O
Stocks	O
 '	O
and	O
a	O
men	O
's	O
magazine	O
called	O
'	O
MSN	B-Protocol
OnIt	O
 '	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
world	O
headquarters	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
main	O
MSN	B-Protocol
website	O
is	O
based	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
has	O
offered	O
various	O
international	O
versions	O
of	O
its	O
portal	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
dozens	O
of	O
countries	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
list	O
of	O
international	O
MSN	B-Protocol
affiliates	O
is	O
available	O
at	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
redesign	O
and	O
relaunch	O
of	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
web	O
portal	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
most	O
international	O
MSN	B-Protocol
websites	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
layout	O
as	O
the	O
U.S.	O
website	O
and	O
are	O
largely	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
it	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
their	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
exceptions	O
:	O
ninemsn	O
,	O
a	O
longtime	O
partnership	O
between	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
the	O
Nine	O
Network	O
in	O
Australia	O
that	O
launched	O
in	O
1997	O
(	O
Microsoft	O
sold	O
its	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
venture	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
ended	O
its	O
co-branding	O
with	O
Nine	O
in	O
2016	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
MSN	B-Protocol
China	O
,	O
an	O
entirely	O
customized	O
version	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
for	O
China	O
(	O
Microsoft	O
discontinued	O
the	O
portal	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
replacing	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
page	O
that	O
links	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
Chinese	O
websites	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
