But I must admit that the high subscription costs for certain Microsoft software sometimes drive me to avail myself of the knockoffs that have jumped into the market. Who needs Word software when ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is moving the company’s HR chief ...

Microsoft has replaced its chief people officer as it overhauls performance reviews. Kathleen Hogan is switching to a role in the "Office of Strategy and Transformation." Amy Coleman, a longtime ...

Nearly 50 years ago—April 4, 1975—Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates ... the extremely simple painting app Paint, the word processor Word, and the iconic spreadsheet app Excel.