Lenovo will preload Microsoft Office, Skype, and OneDrive on its Android devices

Microsoft has announced that its software will be soon be preloaded onto some of Lenovo Android devices. Productivity apps including Microsoft Office, OneDrive, and Skype will be loaded onto selected Lenovo products running Google's operating system, the result of a new patent cross-licensing agreement the two companies signed that covers both Lenovo and Motorola devices.

Lenovo owns Motorola

Microsoft has used similar deals many times before, linking up with Samsung, Xiaomi, LG, Sony, Dell, and Asus — among others — to put its apps and services on their Android devices. The details of the Lenovo deal haven't been published, but such patent cross-licensing agreements mean that Microsoft gives up the right to charge hefty royalties for...

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