Hey, you know Microsoft Office, that thing you've been downloading illegally for free all these years? It would seem that Microsoft's finally catching up with the current state of computing - in June, they'll be offering it for free, for real.
In a move more than likely inspired by Google Docs' sudden usefulness to people who want to be able to use one set of tools across the cloud, Microsoft will be releasing a free, ad-supported, online version of Office along side a more robust, un-free version in June. The hope is that, as approximately 90% of Office users are business users, they'll prefer the traditional, expensive, fancy-pants Office anyway - after all, the last thing a high-powered exec wants is to have to look at an Evony ad while typing up a financial presentation.
[Via Seattle Times]
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