Cloud Computing: First iPad, now Chromebooks – Microsoft embraces non-Windows devices

Grazed from CiteWorld. Author: Nancy Gohring.

With new Microsoft’s renewed focus on the cloud and support for non-Windows platforms, the company has one more reason to kill its Scroogled campaign — at least against Chromebooks. Yesterday, barely mentioned and buried at the very end of an announcement about some new features coming to Office Online, Microsoft said that most Office Online apps are now available in the Chrome App Launcher.

The Chrome App Launcher is a small app where Chrome OS and Chrome browser users can add icons for their favorite Chrome apps in order to easily launch them from one spot. Now, users can add Word Online, PowerPoint Online, and OneNote Online to the Chrome App Launcher. Excel Online is coming…

Chrome and Chromebook users could already use Office Online apps by visiting the Office Online URL in the browser so this move makes it just a little bit easier start using the apps…

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