On the afternoon of August 1, Microsoft finally decided to talk officially about its plans for an ad-funded version of Microsoft Works. Courtesy of a Microsoft spokeswoman, via e-mail: "Microsoft is ...

We’ve often joined the chorus criticizing Microsoft for hyping forthcoming, oh-boy-it’s-gonna-be-fabulous, don’t-even-think-about-buying-a-competitor products, then sailing far past their promised ...

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 ...

Microsoft Works to become a free, ad-funded product from ZDNet reports that the next version of the Microsoft Works office suite is to be ad funded. Microsoft Works 9.0 isn’t yet available, and it’s ...

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 ...

An earlier integrated software package for Windows and Mac from Microsoft. Available from 1987 to 2009 and originally MouseWorks for the Mac, Microsoft Works provided file management with ...