Microsoft said on Wednesday it will offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic productivity software, Microsoft Works, as part of a test program with computers manufacturers. The world's ...

Microsoft's next version of its small-business/home productivity suite, due imminently, will be free and ad-funded. Microsoft Works 9.0 -- which will be the new product's name, if Microsoft opts to ...

That's the question Microsoft Corp. will try to answer by testing an alternative version of its low-end Works productivity software -- which will make money through ads placed at various points inside ...

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 ...

The free version of Microsoft features a 15-second ad that plays every few hours and locks away useful features behind a paywall. Reading time 2 minutes If you have been looking for a free alternative ...

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 ...

Microsoft released on Thursday its Works Suite 2006, a collection of software from the Home Retail Division marketed as a time-saver for busy families to get the most out of their home PCs. The ...

Microsoft Works is a set of productivity programs that work like a scaled-down version of Microsoft Office. The Microsoft Works Suite contains business staples such as a spreadsheet and word ...

Microsoft Works is a software suite that's similar to Microsoft Office. Though it has fewer features than MS Office, you can still use it in your business to produce documents, spreadsheets and ...