Microsoft to Launch New Tablet-Friendly MSN News Site in October

By emeadows
October 3, 2012

When Windows 8 launches later this month, Microsoft will also launch its own news operation as part of its new MSN website.
In July, Microsoft sold its 50 percent stake in MSNBC.com to its longtime partner NBCUniversal in order to do its own coverage.
According to Bob Visse, GM of the MSN Product Management Group, MSN plans to primarily aggregate news from sources including Reuters, the Associated Press and NBC, but also expects to produce its own content.
“Microsoft’s flagship website, which gets about 480 million visitors per month worldwide, is one of the biggest portals on the Internet, alongside Yahoo and AOL, and serves as the gateway to other Microsoft online services such as Outlook mail and Skype online calling,” explains Reuters.
The site is being dramatically overhauled to integrate with the October 26 launch of Microsoft’s touch-optimized Windows 8 system and Internet Explorer 10.
“The new look is designed to appeal to tablet and touch-screen PC users, who can manipulate large icons across the screen and tap on items they want to read,” details the article. “For the first time, the site will have a uniform look across all its sections, from news and sports to money and job listings.”

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