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You don't have to pay the Microsoft 365 price increase (consumer.org.nz)
If you have a Microsoft 365 subscription, you might’ve been told your fees are going up by $5 a month or $50 a year. But the fees aren’t actually changing – you’re just being upsold. Here’s how to keep the price of your subscription the same as it’s always been.
Microsoft 365 alternative: openDesk version 1.0 announced for October (heise.de)
German-funded openDesk aims to end reliance on Microsoft with open source tech.
Windows 10 Start Menu will soon display ads for Microsoft 365 (ghacks.net)
Major Microsoft 365 outage caused by Azure configuration change (bleepingcomputer.com)
Windows 11 Start menu rolls out Microsoft 365 menu that hides key features (windowslatest.com)
Regular expression functions in Excel (microsoft365.com)