Microsoft Corp.?s MSN unit is treating its greater China market as a geographically separate region, industry sources said on Tuesday, in a nod to China?s increasing importance to the software giant. MSN?s greater China region ? which includes mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong ? now reports directly to U.S. headquarters rather than as part of the Asia-Pacific region, industry sources close to MSN China said. Microsoft online services group spokesman Richard Feng on Tuesday confirmed the shift. ?It?s because of the importance of the greater China market, because of the potential, its growth and business value,? Beijing-based Feng said by telephone.
Microsoft’s MSN marks Greater China separate region | Jayed.us