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Shimitar writes:

According to this link: http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/23/8277945/samsung-microsoft-office-apps-android-tablets, and to a Microsoft blog here: http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2015/03/23/microsoft-expands-partnerships-with-leading-device-manufacturers/

Microsoft is using its patent portfolio to leverage its software onto the Android world, trying to push Skype and Office for android (and 365, for business users) outside the fairly limited Windows Phone garden to the real world. In order to do so, since the Android ecosystem already has tons of nice office-like apps and Skype clones, it seems Microsoft is trying to force manufacturers to bundle its non-removable (unless you root) apps on your next Android phone or tablet.

Is it back to the days where IE (Internet Explorer) was forced on us? Or is it a good idea to stick with Apple now (irony)?