Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

posted by Fnord666 on Monday November 27 2017, @11:44PM   Printer-friendly
from the shouldn't-this-create-a-pocket-universe dept.

Microsoft Office now available on all Chromebooks

Microsoft has been testing out its Office apps on Chromebooks for the past year, but they've been mainly limited to Google's latest PixelBook device. It now appears that testing has concluded, and a number of Chromebooks are now reliably seeing the Office apps in the Google Play Store for Chromebooks. Chrome Unboxed reports that the apps are showing up on Samsung's Chromebook Pro, Acer's Chromebook 15, and Acer's C771.

The apps are Android versions of Office which include the same features you'd find on an Android tablet running Office. Devices like Asus' Chromebook Flip (with a 10.1-inch display) will get free access to Office on Chrome OS, but larger devices will need a subscription. Microsoft has a rule across Windows, iOS, and Android hardware that means devices larger than 10.1 inches need an Office 365 subscription to unlock the ability to create, edit, or print documents.

Also at Engadget.

Related: Microsoft Office for Android Phones Released
Microsoft Office 2013 is Now Working via CrossOver 16
LibreOffice 5.3 Ships with Experimental Office-Like Ribbon UI


Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by frojack on Tuesday November 28 2017, @12:45AM (1 child)

    by frojack (1554) on Tuesday November 28 2017, @12:45AM (#602258) Journal

    On a chromebook you don't expect to be doing high level work in Office, word or excel anyway, and the Google tools are more than good enough.
    Typical student use is easily handled by those.

    Our company switched over to LO a long time ago for all office type tasks and haven't found anything it couldn't handle
    lately, although there were some bitchslap worthy spread sheets full of macros in the early days that caused problems.

    --
    No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
    Starting Score:    1  point
    Moderation   +3  
       Interesting=2, Informative=1, Total=3
    Extra 'Interesting' Modifier   0  
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  

    Total Score:   5  
  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday November 28 2017, @09:21PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 28 2017, @09:21PM (#602670) Journal

    It is important that people get over this irrational prejudice against using Chromebooks for high level office work.

    How else are Google and Microsoft going to be able to store your important and proprietary corporate documents in their clouds for analysis for, um . . . advertising.

    --
    People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.