Samsung plans to preinstall a wide range of Microsoft’s productivity apps on its Android devices moving through the first half of the year.
Samsung already announced the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will have Microsoft’s OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype apps on board. Today, Samsung said will will put Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype on some of its Android tablets. The GS6 and GS6 Edge will also have access to 100GB of OneDrive storage for a period of two years.
Microsoft and Samsung believe the expanded partnership will provide potential business customers with improved productivity options via Office 365, and better security through Samsung’s KNOX program.
The companies did not specify if Microsoft’s productivity apps will be preinstalled on more smartphones, but Microsoft Office apps are already free for most Android devices to download from the Google Play Store.
