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While getting Office listed in the Chrome app store is a refreshing thing for MS to do, it seems like quite a stretch to conclude that MS has conceded anything,
by mwfunk 13y ago
While getting Office listed in the Chrome app store is a refreshing thing for MS to do, it seems like quite a stretch to conclude that MS has conceded anything, or that this is related to how MS perceives Chromebooks. If anything, this kind of press might make MS less likely to do things like this in the future, which sucks.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> it seems like quite a stretch to conclude that MS has conceded anything I think its fair to conclude that Microsoft has conceded something -- but not necessarily about Chromebooks' "worthiness", per se. I think its fair to conclude that Microsoft has conceded that tieing the rest of the company to live and die based on the strength of the Windows OS and brand isn't good long-term strategy -- and this is just one of many signs (rebranding Azure from "Windows Azure" to "Microsoft Azure" is another.)
- mwfunk 13y agoVery good point. New Microsoft (assuming there is a new Microsoft) seems like it's remembering to be a software company and not just a Windows company. I really like this approach and hope they keep at it.