{"id":53374,"date":"2017-11-27T10:23:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T10:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=53374"},"modified":"2017-11-27T10:23:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T10:23:12","slug":"microsoft-office-now-available-on-all-chromebooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/microsoft-office-now-available-on-all-chromebooks.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Office now available on all Chromebooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Microsoft Office now available on all Chromebooks<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Microsoft has been testing out its Office apps on Chromebooks for the past year, but they\u2019ve been mainly limited to Google\u2019s latest PixelBook device. It now appears that testing has concluded, and a number of Chromebooks are now reliably seeing the Office apps in the Google Play Store for Chromebooks. Chrome Unboxed reports that the apps are showing up on Samsung\u2019s Chromebook Pro, Acer\u2019s Chromebook 15, and Acer\u2019s C771.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The apps are Android versions of Office which include the same features you\u2019d find on an Android tablet running Office. Devices like Asus\u2019 Chromebook Flip (with a 10.1-inch display) will get free access to Office on Chrome OS, but larger devices will need a subscription. Microsoft has a rule across Windows, iOS, and Android hardware that means devices larger than 10.1 inches need an Office 365 subscription to unlock the ability to create, edit, or print documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">It\u2019s a policy that could boost Office 365 subscriptions, but given the majority of Chromebooks are used in classrooms then the schools probably already have an Office 365 subscription or are using Google\u2019s own G Suite. Chromebooks have been rising in popularity, though. Google\u2019s devices helped the PC market grow for the first time in five years earlier this year, and outsold Macs for the first time in the US last year. Microsoft is trying to counter Chromebooks with its own Windows 10 S operating system and cheaper laptops aimed at schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2017\/11\/27\/16703952\/microsoft-office-now-available-on-all-chromebooks<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/microsoft-office-now-available-on-all-chromebooks.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Office now available on all Chromebooks Microsoft has been testing out its Office apps on Chromebooks for the past year, but they\u2019ve been mainly limited to Google\u2019s latest PixelBook device. 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