Microsoft to Pre-Install Apps on “Millions” of New Premium Android Devices

Microsoft’s Android push continues with a new partnership with Lenovo that will bring its apps, including OneDrive, Office, and Skype, on premium devices running Android and sold around the world “over the next several years.” Microsoft and Lenovo have announced in a press release that they expect millions of such devices to sell in the coming years, but the two companies haven’t disclosed the models that will come with the aforementioned apps pre-installed. They have, however, mentioned that all of them will be premium, and Microsoft expects buyers to thus get an even better experience when buying a Lenovo phone or tablet running Android. “Microsoft's thrilled that our productivity apps will be pre-installed on Lenovo's premium devices. The marriage of Microsoft's apps and Lenovo's Android-based devices will enable customers around the world to be more productive, more connected and achieve even more,” says Nick Parker, corporate vice president OEM Division, Micro...