Microsoft announced a perpetual license for Office 2024 at €116, according to a May 18, 2026, report by The Verge. The offer, available through select European retailers, marks a departure from the company’s subscription-based model. Microsoft’s Shift in Licensing Strategy Microsoft’s decision to offer a one-time purchase for Office 2024 reflects a strategic pivot in … Read more
Double Fine’s latest game, Kiln, launched on April 23, 2026, marking the studio’s second major release in under a year and signaling a shift from its post-acquisition quietude under Microsoft. The game, a four-on-four multiplayer brawler where players sculpt and battle with customizable pottery vessels, blends competitive gameplay with a tactile creative system that lets … Read more
Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules. The secrecy provision, which the European Commission added to its proposal almost verbatim … Read more