Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

Microsoft made Office 365 and Teams free for six months [1], made it free to UK NHS staff during the outbreak[2], Teams usage is up 12 million users in a week[3]. At a normal price of $5/user/month, they've given a third of a billion dollars of stuff away.

But yeah, it would be more helpful in these trying times if the NHS had the sourcecode to BizSpark, DirectX, and Office Graph backend. :|

[1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2020/03/0...

[2] https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-teams-available-nhs...

[3] https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-teams-usage-up-by-12...




Consider applying for YC's Fall 2025 batch! Applications are open till Aug 4

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: