Free software from Microsoft

I just found this interesting story on C|net today claiming that:

After years of exploring the matter, Microsoft has finally started offering an ad-funded version of Microsoft Works in some countries. Users who run the software see a small ad as they are writing their document or editing their spreadsheet.

This looks interesting, and I hope that it’s a successful pilot for Microsoft. What do you think about ad-supported software? I’m a big fan when it’s a good product. Spiceworks is my favorite in that category - that’s one piece of software that I consider priceless.

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