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 ...

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 ...

A top Office executive says the "sponsored edition" of Works is just a pilot, not a major new source of revenue. However, the response thus far has been positive, especially to the price: free. During ...

Microsoft has been working on adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence models to power its flagship AI product Microsoft 365 Copilot, in a bid to diversify from the current underlying ...

Microsoft is discontinuing its venerable Works program, an entry-level productivity suite for home users, and replacing it with Office Starter 2010, which will contain advertising. The announcement ...

In the clearest sign yet that the big guns are preparing to step up the battle for Web Office, Microsoft has said it is considering releasing a version of Microsoft Works (the poor cousin of Microsoft ...

With all the hype being gathered up by Microsoft Office 2007, there is a tendency to forget about Microsoft's other office suite known as Microsoft Works. For many years, Works has been seen by many ...

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 ...

There’s barely enough room in one of these brief reviews to even list all the powerful software titles incorporated in this superbly cheap omnibus package of programs that Microsoft aims at the vast ...

LOS ANGELES — When it comes to hyping next-generation hardware, the video game industry doesn’t typically opt for simplicity. However, during a presentation at the GameStop Expo in Las Vegas to ...

Microsoft has released a new version of Microsoft Works. Microsoft Works v9, the red-headed stepchild of Microsoft Office, is a free, ad supported office package offering word processing, spreadsheet ...