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Microsoft starts giving away Windows Phone for free, to compete with Android
2014-03-13 14:21:34| Extremetech
Microsoft, following a few months of posturing and equivocation, has finally decided to give away Windows Phone for free. This move comes as Microsoft desperately tries to gain some mobile market share, especially at the low end against Android, which Google already gives away for free.
Microsoft is considering a free version of Windows 8.1, to increase its anemic market share
2014-02-28 17:22:08| Extremetech
Faced with poor adoption of Windows 8, and no clear sign that matters will improve any time soon, Microsoft is thinking about releasing a free or low-cost version of Windows 8.1 called "Windows 8.1 with Bing." The theory is that, by providing a free (or perhaps low-cost) version of Windows 8.1, users of Windows XP, Vista, and 7, will finally be convinced to upgrade. Microsoft hopes to offset the massive loss of income by pushing more users towards services like Bing, OneDrive, and Office. This follows news from MWC 2014 that Microsoft is also considering a similar move for Windows Phone. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Microsoft gifts Windows Phone users with 20GB of free SkyDrive storage
2013-12-23 19:06:43| InfoWorld: Top News
It's that time of year again: The fun-filled few weeks when family, egg nog, and -- oh boy oh boy -- presents take center stage! This weekend, Microsoft got into the spirit and slid 20GB of free SkyDrive cloud storage space into the stockings of all Windows Phone owners, regardless of whether those owners have been nice, naughty, or some in-between shade of grey.
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How 'free' Windows Phone/RT software could pay off big for Microsoft
2013-12-12 13:13:37| InfoWorld: Top News
The tech blogosphere lit up yesterday when Tom Warren, in his inimitable way, floated a t
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Windows 8.1 released: How to download for free, and a guide to the new features
2013-10-17 13:00:59| Extremetech
This morning, Microsoft released Windows 8.1. Windows 8 users can upgrade for free by visiting the Windows Store; if you have another operating system, the upgrade will cost you the same price as Windows 8 itself. Windows 8.1 is a fairly major update for both tablet and laptop/desktop users, providing a better experience both within the Metro interface on touchscreens and with the mouse and keyboard on the Desktop.