Microsoft Changes Terms to Attract More Colleges to Its Free E-Mail Service
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/microsoft-changes-terms-to-attract-more-colleges-to-its-free-e-mail-service/37381
Office 365 was originally a free e-mail service called Live@Edu. In late 2011, Microsoft renamed the service and expanded it to include features such as an online calendar, word processor, and instant messaging. Colleges could still use the e-mail component of Office 365 for free, but were charged $120 per user per year for the other tools. Last year, Microsoft paid the University of Nebraska $250,000 to switch to Office 365.
The entire Office 365 suite is now free for all accredited educational institutions, said Sig Behrens, the company’s general manager for U.S. education.
(via Instapaper)
