Microsoft Unites Xbox, PC Instant Messaging

Microsoft Unites Xbox, PC Instant Messaging (April 9th 2007)

• Microsoft says it will expand instant messaging on its Xbox 360 game console so that players can chat with others running Windows Live Messenger.
• Microsoft promised that within four weeks it will expand instant messaging on its Xbox 360 game console so that players can chat with others running Windows Live Messenger on their PCs and mobile phones.
• This will become available with a free update on sale the week of May 7th.
• "Bringing the largest IM community in the world, Windows Live Messenger, to Xbox 360 makes sense, as Xbox Live has really become the largest social network on television," Jerry Johnson, product manager for the network, said in a statement.