Can you remember the days back when Microsoft was existing in its own world, refusing to budge, when the rest of the world was shifting to iOS, Android, mobile, etc? Well those days are way back in the past as they have made a massive turn around these past few years, bringing cross-platform flexibility to its core apps and developing more software and services, even to those using their rival platforms. And now, they’re releasing the Microsoft Apps on the Google Play Store which lets you search for their apps on Android.
You may ask yourself, what’s the point of having one app whose main purpose is just to search for apps made by the developer? Well for one, have you realized how many apps Microsoft has developed over the years? It’s not just Microsoft Office or Outlook. There are a lot. And you also have those that they have acquired like Sunrise, Echo Lockscreen, etc. And if you like the way they have been making (or buying) apps, then you’d like an easier way to browse through what’s available rather than search through a gazillion apps on the Google Play Store.
You can also see which of those apps you’ve already installed (in case you also have a gazillion apps installed in your device). And if you’re looking not for a specific app but a category, then you can also browse through them by category and check out which you want to try it. So yes, it is not necessary to have this app, but it’s pretty convenient if you’re a Microsoft fan.
Plus, the product page says that there are more features coming soon. So if you’re curious to know what those are (soon), you can download Microsoft Apps from the Google Play Store for free.
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Insstead do something to improve their native win mobile apps – another brainless move. They’ll end this way with totally zero smartphone users but generic “phone” users buying their solution just because it is so cheap.