Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free

Posted by tadelste on Nov 16, 2005 9:26 AM EDT
C/Net News; By Ina Fried
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Even as Microsoft readies a host of new ad-supported online services to battle rivals, the software maker has been mulling a plan to offer free, ad-supported versions of some of its desktop products, CNET News.com has learned.

Although no specific plans have been made, executives within Microsoft are examining whether it makes sense to release ad-supported versions of products such as Works, Money, or even the Windows operating system itself, according to internal documents seen by CNET News.com.

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Is it just me or is Bill Gates a greedy bastard? peragrin 2 1,580 Nov 16, 2005 3:44 PM

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