Microsoft offers free cloud-based Office software for schools

Free online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, eMail, and conferencing aim to compete with Google Apps for Education

By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

In a back-to-school move that could be the large company equivalent of distinguishing who has the cooler Trapper Keeper, Microsoft has released a free version of Office 365 for education, a cloud-based suite of tools that rivals Google’s education cloud. Read more with registration.

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