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When Windows 8 launched, Microsoft pushed users toward the Windows Store. Office Starter 2010 was difficult to integrate into this new ecosystem. Furthermore, security vulnerabilities in the Click-to-Run environment and the sheer cost of maintaining an ad-supported legacy codebase made the product unappealing to Microsoft.

Office Starter 2010 was Microsoft’s first honest attempt at a "Freemium" desktop app. It failed because the company couldn't stomach cannibalizing its high-margin boxed software business. office starter 2010

The Office Starter 2010 product line was discontinued in 2012, shortly after the release of Office 2013. When Windows 8 launched, Microsoft pushed users toward