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Microsoft tests ad-supported Office apps for Windows users (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago

you already did this before.....

office 2010 starter. slightly reduced functionality word and excel, and 'office to go' usb creator. had ads. only ever saw/see generic microsoft ones. like they never actually tried selling the space to anyone.

came preinstalled on new systems from major oems during a short window between ms works' retirement and office 2013's release.

tanked sales of 'real' office enough that it was pulled less than two years later and never tried again.

until now.