You can now access a version of Microsoft’s Office package without a subscription…but there are a few caveats. This new version of the desktop app is ad-supported ...

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Windows 11 is testing a new underlying improvement for File Explorer that could potentially reduce RAM usage when you're ...

Microsoft is embarking on a venture to monetize its flagship product, Windows, by testing an ad-supported subscription model. This shift could potentially redefine how users interact with their ...

One in the eye for Google... Microsoft has started testing an international news search service in competition with Google's, upping the ante in the hotly contested web search market. Microsoft web ...

Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu, a new experiment the company says will help users find new "great" apps in the Microsoft Store. The trial is now rolling out in the Beta ...

Microsoft this week will start internal testing of Kumo, the company’s update to its Live Search Web site and part of its stated effort to keep the pressure on Google. The search engine could become ...

Microsoft has started private testing of a service that would offer consumers, on a subscription basis, access to the company's Outlook e-mail and calendaring program, along with 2 gigabytes of e-mail ...

Investors will need to hold their nerve as monetization from Microsoft's AI investments looks set to remain many years away.