Microsoft is quietly testing the waters with an ad-supported version of its Office suite. On offer are desktop versions – ...

The free version of Microsoft features a 15-second ad that plays every few hours and locks away useful features behind a paywall.

That's not even the only caveat. Did you know that Microsoft quietly launched a free version of Office for Windows and didn't tell anyone? According to ...

The ad-supported version of Office includes banners that are permanently visible at the side, as well as 15-second video ads that play every few hours, according to Beebom. Microsoft also forces ...

Microsoft broke from a long tradition of only offering paid versions of the native Microsoft Office app (web having been free for some time) and silently introduced a free, ad-supported version of ...

In terms of availability, some users have reported not being able to access the free versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, ...

The free version of Microsoft Office apps will come with certain limitations and lack some features available in the paid versions ...

Microsoft is reportedly working on a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft Office for Windows, similar to how they already ...