Microsoft has announced that it will revamp the way in which it offers its Office productivity suite to consumers via the introduction of a free, ad-supported offering that will be pre-loaded by PC ...

Microsoft today disclosed retail prices for Office 2010, and said it has no plans to offer “upgrade” editions — the discounted versions for users who already have an earlier edition on their PCs. The ...

The new ad-supported, limited feature version of Office will come preloaded on certain new PCs. The replacement for Microsoft Works is one of several new ways Microsoft is trying to create new ...

Microsoft's launch of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 is on May 12, with the main event happening in New York City. Starting that day, business users will be able to get their hands on Microsoft's ...

Illustration: Keith Negley Everyone is still reeling from the recession, and cash is tight–not, perhaps, the best time for Microsoft to launch a new version of its ubiquitous Office productivity suite ...

Microsoft today disclosed retail prices for Office 2010, and said it has no plans to offer "upgrade" editions -- the discounted versions for users who already have an earlier edition on their PCs. The ...

More information is coming in from various testers regarding the Office Starter 2010 build that Microsoft released to a group of selected testers late last week. Office Starter 2010 is the ...

Microsoft has announced official UK pricing for Office 2010. The bad news is that -- Microsoft being Microsoft -- there's a hatful of different versions, all at different price points, to twist your ...

Microsoft is apparently concerned about the presence of free, web-based productivity apps such as Writely, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Calendar. Microsoft Information Worker Business Strategy ...

With the release of the Office 2010 beta, the general public finally gets to check out how Microsoft plans to deliver on its promises for the next edition of its flagship productivity suite–namely, ...

Microsoft actively developed a productivity software suite – Microsoft Works. It was a one-stop-shop for a word processor, a spreadsheet, and a database management system. Later, it was updated to get ...