Office for Android, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint, are available to all now

If you’ve ever struggled with Google Docs, Sheets or Slides, you’ll be happy to know that the real deal from Microsoft is now available on Android. After a brief preview period, Microsoft has today launched Office for Android, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint, all available for free from today for everyone. If you don’t want to move away from Google Drive, that’s fine, because Microsoft has designed Office to integrate with Drive, as well as other popular cloud-based storage like Box, Dropbox, and of course, OneDrive. Check out Microsofot’s 90 second introduction to its new Android apps:

I’ve been really impressed with Microsoft of late, particularly their openness to develop full-featured apps for Android, including the arrival of personal assistant Cortana in the near future. No doubt it has  to do with Microsoft’s waning strength in the mobile hardware sector, but we’re not complaining really if we’re going to keep getting great support for native Android apps. Also expect to see a lot more of these apps as Microsoft partners with OEMs to get these apps pre-loaded on devices before shipment. Hit the links below if you want to download the new apps:

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Source: Microsoft Office Blog via news.com.au