Microsoft, after announcing partnerships with Cyanogen and Samsung to get its productivity app suite pre-installed on their devices, has now expanded its strategic agreements to add 20 more partners including global players - LG and Sony. The 20 new OEM partners will pre-install Microsoft's
productivity applications and services - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype - on their Android tablets in the future. The Redmond giant revealed the Microsoft suite of apps will be available on a new LG tablet while Sony will feature them on its Xperia Z4 Tablet in the next 90 days.
Apart from LG and Sony who will offer Microsoft's suite of apps, other regional OEMs include Axdia International GMBH (Germany), Cube (China), DL (Brazil), General Procurement (United States), Grupo Nucleo, (Argentina), Haier (China), Inco (Mexico), Ionik GBMH (Germany), Iview (United States and Latam), Multilaser (Brazil), Noblex (Argentina), Pacific - Vulcan (Mexico), Philco (Argentina), Positivo (Brazil), Prestigio (EMEA), Teclast (China), TMAX Digital (North America), and Wortmannn (Germany).
Announcing the news, Nick Parker, Corporate Vice President, Original Equipment Manufacturer Division, Microsoft said, "Our strategic agreements with these partners demonstrate how Microsoft is leveraging the scale of the hardware ecosystem, and working with partners in new ways to deliver rich experiences to our customers. This is a cornerstone of our cross-platform services strategy, to bring an array of Microsoft services to every person on every device."
To recall, Samsung's high-end Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones already come preloaded with Microsoft suite of apps. Cyanogen, on the other hand, will preload various Microsoft services and apps such as Bing, Skype, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, and Microsoft Office in a future Cyanogen OS version.
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