Windows 10: Microsoft expands cross-platform services strategy

Brink · May 26, 2015

In a mobile-first, cloud-first world, it’s devices that enable all the experiences to come together for consumers, businesses, developers and IT. Working with our partners, Microsoft has helped enable an amazing breadth of devices running Windows, desktop and mobile apps and compelling services to make people more productive in their digital work and life. Our aspiration is to continue to build and grow a vibrant community of billions of people who love and rely on Microsoft experiences, on any device, across all aspects of their daily lives. To achieve this Microsoft has made a series of moves to win over the hearts and minds of our partners and 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, we’ve made Office and some of our most popular services readily available on more platforms and devices than ever before, and with the earlier announcement of the Phone Companion app for Windows 10, will help Windows, Android and IOS devices work better together.

In March, we made access to Microsoft apps and services on mobile devices easier for customers by announcing strategic agreements with global OEMs Samsung and Dell, eight regional OEMs and top original device manufacturer Pegatron to pre-install Microsoft Office and Skype on Android tablets. Today I’m excited to announce that 20 additional global and local OEM partners, including LG, Sony, Haier, Positivo and Wortman, will make Microsoft productivity applications and services available on their Android tablets. These 31 partners will offer Android tablets pre-installed with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype in the near future. They will be available on a new LG tablet, and Sony will include them on their Xperia Z4 tablet in the next 90 days.

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. By pre-installing Microsoft software and services solutions on Android tablets, our partners are able to increase the value of those devices by delivering the rich productivity experiences customers want. In addition, partners will be able to take advantage of opportunities to realize new revenue streams.

We are excited that each of these partners will make our services available on their Android tablets, and we look forward to extending agreements to even more partners in the future. New device partners who will offer Microsoft services on Android tablets 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

LG – Global

Multilaser – Brazil

Noblex – Argentina

Pacific (Vulcan) – Mexico

Philco – Argentina

Positivo – Brazil

Prestigio – EMEA

Sony – Global

Teclast – China

TMAX Digital – North America

Wortmannn – Germany

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Source: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/201...vice-partners/

Slartybart · May 26, 2015

Dang, I thought this was announcing that you could install Windows 10 on an Android tablet.

Alas, it's apps only for now
These 31 partners will offer Android tablets pre-installed with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype in the near future. They will be available on a new LG tablet, and Sony will include them on their Xperia Z4 tablet in the next 90 days.

:)

DaliborK · May 26, 2015

My Phone API

Hi, is there an API I cloud use for a programble access to My Phone service?

Thanks,

Dali

Platform Strategy Advisor, Microsoft

Pushan Bhattacharya · May 26, 2015

Why are you giving Cortana to other OS? Your competitors are not making any app for Windows Phone!

Everyone understands this and even a baby also can understand. All the big headlines are also talking about this. I think either Windows Phone will be sold to its competitor or Microsoft will invest in its competitor's mobile OS.

Check the below links.

Lenovo
says Microsoft's cross-platform software makes Windows Phones less relevant

Cortana On Android
Is Another Nail In The Microsoft Windows Phone Coffin

alphanumeric · May 26, 2015

I do believe there will be a Windows 10 mobile that will run on ARM processors? There is also Windows 10 for IoT devices like the Raspberry Pi. You may get your wish at some point.

Slartybart · Apr 4, 2018

I do believe there will be a Windows 10 mobile that will run on ARM processors? There is also Windows 10 for IoT devices like the Raspberry Pi. You may get your wish at some point.
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*Wink
Not really a wish, but if MS is going to try and take over the Universe (again!*Smile) they might as well plan to put Win10 on everything, even my IoToaster.

They would love to have that market and rip it right out of Google's pocket. We'll see - they've done very well in the past, not quite taking over the entire Universe, but a good number of quadrants.

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