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- Microsoft has quietly released a free, ad-supported version of Office (rebranded as Microsoft 365).
- The free version includes ads and restrictions like saving files only to OneDrive but still allows file editing.
- Currently, the free version is being tested with a limited group of users, and Microsoft has no official plans to roll it out more widely.
Microsoft surprised us by discreetly rolling out a free version of Office (now rebranded as Microsoft 365), including some of its most powerful tools like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. What is usually a subscription service costing $99.99 per year or more is now available for free, though with ads. Honestly, I’d take the offer, considering how valuable these Office tools are. Unfortunately, it looks like I, along with everyone else, will need to temper our excitement.