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Submission + - Microsoft Office 2024 will be available without subscription (betanews.com)

Submitted by SofiaWW on Monday March 18, 2024 @05:12AM

SofiaWW writes: Microsoft has announced that the next subscription-free version of its Office suite will launch later this year. A commercial preview of Office LTSC 2024 will be available from next month, with a full launch scheduled for later in the year.

The Office Long-Term Servicing Channel is supported for five years, and it holds great appeal for the many businesses that are not keen on the idea of software subscriptions. There will also be a consumer-focused version of the suite, Office 2024, available via a traditional "one-time purchase" model.

Submission + - Microsoft backtracks on dark mode; Windows 11 will ship in light mode by default (betanews.com)

Submitted by SofiaWW on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:20PM

SofiaWW writes: A few days ago, at Microsoft Inspire, it was announced that Windows 11 would ship with dark mode activated by default. This was not a case of rumor or speculation, this was an announcement made at an official Microsoft event by a Microsoft employee. But now it transpires that the statement was not correct.

Microsoft has now clarified that it "will ship Windows 11 SKUs in light mode on by default". No explanation for the miscommunications has yet been given.

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