Samsung, Microsoft Ink Deal for Productivity Software on Mobile Devices

Samsung will pre-install Microsoft services and apps on its Android devices and offer “secured mobile productivity” for consumers and businesses through a Microsoft Office 365 and Samsung Knox Business Pack, the companies said Monday. Samsung Knox enables customers to switch easily between personal and business profiles on their devices in a secure way, said the companies. For consumers, Samsung will pre-install Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype on select Samsung Android tablets, they said. The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge will come with 100 GB of additional free cloud storage for two years through Microsoft OneDrive, they said.