Microsoft made a strategic acquisition on Monday for a Minneapolis startup that’ll likely heat up its competition with Google in the battle for prominence within the education market. Flipgrid, a ...

Flipgrid, which has 20 million users from all over the world, will now be completely free for schools; previously, the service cost $1,000 a year per school. The purchase will help Microsoft in its ...

Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid Inc., a maker of video discussion software and services for the education market, for an undisclosed amount. Read also: What's next on the Microsoft hardware front ...