Dell and Samsung aren’t the only ones pre-installing Microsoft apps

Now that Microsoft has reversed its Windows exclusivity policy, the company is securing partnerships like crazy to bring its products and services to other platforms, particularly Android. While it has already been reported that Samsung would be bundling Microsoft apps with some of its smartphones, new reports have brought the number of partners up to nearly a dozen, with notable names like Dell and a handful of regional manufactures on the list. 

When I joined Microsoft last September, it was evident I joined a company with bold ambitions and one eager to rethink business norms and foster a new culture of creation. This was motivating given my charter to drive business deals and strategic partnerships across various industries. In the past year, Microsoft has made a series of moves to win over the hearts and minds of customers. We’ve re-engineered many of our flagship products to be more modern, we’ve acquired companies that are rethinking traditional categories of productivity, and we’ve made some of our most popular services more readily available than ever. Our aspirations are simple: continue to grow and build a vibrant community of billions of people who love and rely on Microsoft experiences across all aspects of their daily lives. We’ve proven that we’re not afraid to look outside ourselves to reinvent ourselves. We’ve received fantastic customer feedback for making Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype available across all platforms. But, we’re far from done. Now we see an opportunity to turn our focus to our device partners — easing mobile access to great apps and services for customers by pre-installing them directly on the device.