After partnering with Samsung to bundle its Skype, OneDrive, and OneNote apps on the Galaxy S6 and S7 series of smartphones, Microsoft announced that it will continue its partnership with Samsung to pre-load business productivity apps and software on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition.
The regular versions of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ already includes Office apps, while the Microsoft edition comes with Cortana, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, One Note, Bing, Groove, Skype, MSN News and more that will be downloaded when the handsets are first connected to WiFi.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition smartphones are available for pre-order now will be available from April 21 at U.S. Microsoft Store locations.
Regarding the partnership with Samsung for the Galaxy S8 series, Microsoft said:
A Microsoft customization is applied to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition when the devices are unboxed and connected to Wi-Fi. This customization ensures customers a best-in-class productivity experience with Microsoft applications such as Office, OneDrive, Cortana, Outlook and more.
Microsoft Store is committed to empowering its customers to achieve more through Office and Microsoft applications. The new device customization is an example of bringing together Microsoft applications on more devices so customers can work, play and connect from their pockets.