Microsoft news recap: Xbox subscription practices to be made more transparent, Teams crosses 270 million monthly users, and more

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Published onJanuary 30, 2022

published onJanuary 30, 2022

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Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read!

Microsoft entices enterprises to switch to Teams by launching new device trade-in program

A newdevice trade-in program has been launchedby Microsoft, aimed at encouraging enterprises to switch to Teams. It allows businesses to essentially sell back their video conferencing equipment, removing the need for independent recyclers.

Microsoft is making its Xbox subscription practices more transparent for consumers

Following an investigation by the UK’s CMA, Microsoft has agreed tomake changes in how transparent it is with Xbox subscription practices, particularly surrounding the use of auto-renewals.

Microsoft Account service now reaches 1 billion users

Microsoft’s user system,Microsoft Account, has crossed 1 billion users. Microsoft Account is used as a single sign-on across Microsoft products, such as Outlook, Windows, Xbox, and more.

Microsoft Teams has now exceeded 270 million monthly active users

There are nowover 270 million users using Microsoft Teamson a monthly basis, showing an increase of 20 million monthly active users in the last six months.

That’s it for this week. We will be back next week with more Microsoft news.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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