San Francisco: Microsoft Corp. is reportedly discontinuing support for Microsoft Office, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook, for Chromebook users starting September 18.
According to TechCrunch, the Redmond, Washington-based company is not abandoning the Chrome OS laptops altogether, but instead of downloading an app, it is encouraging users to go to the web instead. Microsoft has offered its Office suite to Chromebook users via Google Play store since 2017.
“In an effort to provide the most optimised experience for Chromebook users, Microsoft apps (Office and Outlook) will be transitioned to web experiences (Office.com and Outlook.com) on September 18, 2021,” Microsoft wrote in a statement emailed to TechCrunch. “This transition brings Chromebook customers access to additional and premium features.”
