Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free

[netfreak]

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.


read on... http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5951569.html

 

[Sushubh]

actually they are afraid of google.

 

[Suraj]

googleOS🙂

 

[Sushubh]

not likely. they are kicking microsoft's ass on their own platform.

 

[Sushubh]

actually... as the sun's chairman once almost said...network is your next personal computer. and browser would become your next operating system.

 

[Raptor]

Very true!

 

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[max]

Yeah but for that we need excellent connectivity...

 

[Sushubh]

well. this is one field which would kill piracy. online services replacing offline solutions would be the perfect cure.

 

[Sushubh]

well. this is one field which would kill piracy. online services replacing offline solutions would be the perfect cure.