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Shimitar writes:

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

Microsoft is using it's patent portfolio to leverage it's software on 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, Microsoft resorts to force manufacturers bundling non-removable (unless you root) apps on your next phone/tablet.

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

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