Microsoft no longer provides free web hosting?

@kaka135 (14916)
Malaysia
March 29, 2011 8:07pm CST
I just started to use the free web hosting service provided by Microsoft, which is called Office Live Small Business. I was happy to find this free service, and thought it should be more reliable as it's provided by Microsoft. I just checked out the site, and wanted to share this good service to others, and found that this service is going to cease in maybe October 2011, and it'll be replaced by another service called Microsoft Office 365. Of course, the new service is much better, but it's a paid service. Why can't Microsoft continue to provide free services or products to the users? Or it's just that I read the news wrongly?
5 responses
ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63232)
• United States
30 Mar 11
MICROSOFT provide ANYTHING free, surely you are dreaming?
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (63232)
• United States
30 Mar 11
yeah, well, I'm the sort that could crash a currently stable platform, because I have NO idea what I am doing....
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Strovek
@Strovek (868)
• Malaysia
30 Mar 11
I believe Office Live was meant to be a paid service all the while but was earlier in a beta (which is why it was free). The free hosting from Microsoft is Spaces which is now merging with Wordpress.
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Lee Ka
@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
31 Mar 11
I have not checked out Spaces, but why I liked about Office Live is that I can use it for my own domain. I am not sure if Spaces allow me to do so. Thanks for your response. ^_^
lovedude
@lovedude (4447)
• India
31 Mar 11
Microsoft always does that kind of thing.. First make you habitual for service.. and then make it paid.. But I suggest you to go for other free webhosting services.. you can find as many as you want.. though it won't be so systematic as microsoft..
jillmalitz
@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
5 Apr 11
Money?? They still have their Office suite which a lot of people use and pay for. But there is also more and more free "office" stuff which is as good if not better. Who know with Microsoft??
naruto
@akp100 (13640)
• India
31 Mar 11
Hi I am hearing about this facility first time.. And i guess i am late as they will going to charge from October.. Well Free hosting is always good. That would be great if they continue free service . But now.. Well i would like to check this thing till they are offering free.. Thanks for sharing.