<p>Microsoft is already rallying Windows for a price war with Google, and now it may be gearing up to call in some fresh troops to help combat the looming threat of Chromebooks and Android, andperhaps more importantlytransition users of past versions of Windows over to the Live Tile-clad Windows 8.</p><p>Late last week, the ever-reliable Windows leaker Wzor released screenshots and a leaked build of a curious new specimen: Windows 8.1 with Bing. Beyond the name itself and the improvements already expected in Windows 8.1 update 1, the images showed pictures of Internet Explorer and Bing Maps. The questions began immediately. What was this?</p><p>Windows 8.1 with Bing. (Click to enlarge.)</p><p>Reliable Microsoft reporters Tom Warren and Mary Jo Foleythe duo who first shed light on the original Windows 8.1 updatesay they have answers, albeit somewhat nebulous ones.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2103381/windows-for-free-microsoft-toys-with-service-stuffed-windows-8-1-with-bing.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-monetization-dilemma-bundlings-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be-7000026852/">Microsoft&#039;s monetization dilemma: Bundling&#039;s not all it&#039;s cracked up to be</a> (ZDNet)</p><p><a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/03/prweb11624120.htm">My Tech Gurus Beefing Up Staff for Windows XP Support</a> (PR Web (press release))</p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2014/02/28/windows-8-1-with-bing/">Is Microsoft Working on a Free Version of Windows 8.1?</a> (Mashable)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dFuwtrBXAloW4hMaResEUQ5xepEVM&authuser=0&ned=us">292 additional articles.</a></p>