Although rumors about an ad-supported, low-end productivity suite from Microsoft have been circulating for a couple of years, the Redmond software giant finally appears to be ready to do something about it: in an interview, the VP of Microsoft’s Search and Advertising Group, Satya Nadella, said that the company has recently "released" a new ad-supported version of Microsoft Works. Although Microsoft has not officially announced the product and is apparently not yet willing to discuss its existence, but the company seems to be working with PC manufacturers to pre-install the ad-supported version of Works in a trial program.
