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| Factor | Weight | Score | Contribution | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corroborationleads | 0.35 | 0.39 | +0.135 45% | 1 independent org on the story. Tier-3 aggregators never corroborate — they can show something is circulating, never that it is true. |
| Source trust | 0.25 | 0.44 | +0.110 37% | TechPowerUp is the highest-trust source on this story. Trust is taken from the best source, not averaged. |
| Pickup rate | 0.20 | 0.00 | +0.000 0% | One counted organisation, so there is no spread to measure — nothing has picked this up to set a rate. |
| Freshness | 0.20 | 0.27 | +0.054 18% | Halves every 10 hours from the newest item on the story. This is the only factor that rewards a story for nothing more than being recent. |
Corroboration counts distinct organisations, once each, and only from tiers 1 and 2. Freshness halves every 10 hours, so this ranking is a snapshot and will differ at the next build.
What happened
Microsoft 365 Personal now costs $99.99 per year after Microsoft bundled its Copilot AI into the plan. For a one-time payment of less than a third of an annual subscription, a Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows lifetime license is on sale for $27.97 (reg. $219.99). This is the Professional edition, so it includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Access, plus Publisher and the free version of Teams. Access is the database app that Office Home editions leave out. Microsoft ends support for Publisher in October 2026. Your license installs on one PC running Windows 10 or 11 and ties to that device instead of a Microsoft account. Because this is Office 2021 and not Microsoft 365, there are no monthly or annual fees.
How this story arrived
Ordered by when each source was first observed, which is what the velocity figure is computed from. Publishers backdate; observed order does not.
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