Microsoft To Sell Customized Edition of Samsung Galaxy S8 Android Smartphones (zdnet.com)

Posted by msmash on Thursday March 30, 2017 @08:00AM from the anything-for-money dept.

Done with selling its own phones, Microsoft is getting back at the smartphone business. This time, selling Samsung's Android powered flagship S8 and S8 Plus smartphone. From a report: Microsoft says it is making available for pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition. Both phones will be available for purchase beginning April 21 at brick-and-mortar US Microsoft Store locations. Details as to exactly what "Microsoft Edition" means are scarce. But based on an email I received from a Microsoft spokesperson, I believe this means these phones will need to be unboxed inside a Microsoft Store, connected to the Microsoft Store Wi-Fi and automatically populated with Microsoft apps, including Office, OneDrive, Cortana, Outlook, and more Microsoft apps.

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That's cute... by jcr · 2017-03-30 08:04 · Score: 4, Insightful

Microsoft still thinks they have some prestige to offer.
-jcr

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M$ Holds Android Phones Makers By the Cojones by AncalagonTotof · 2017-03-30 10:07 · Score: 3, Insightful

^WPatents.
Including Samsung.
I've read that the S8 already includes M$ apps (Word, Excel ...), not speaking of this Customized Edition.
M$ apps on an Android phone !
Makes no sense, except when you know that M$ is making tons of cash using patents and secret deals with phones manufacturers.
Any whistle-blower to show us these stupid patents ?

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