Microsoft Android platform pushes the source Office 365 SDK

According to Foreign Science and technology blog ZDNet reported that Microsoft on March 11, the official launch of the Android platform for the open source Office 365 SDK, supported by the Android version: 4.0.3, 4.1.2, 4.2.2 and 4.3.

Developers can use the SDK to create applications and access related data and information on Office 365, including SharePoint lists, folders, or Exchange calendars, contacts, and messages. In addition, developers can customize Office 365 to integrate them into their own applications.

To help developers speed development, Microsoft has also shown two examples of applications. One is asset management applications that allow users to view specific items in SharePoint, add pictures or related items to the list, and update and delete related items. Second, the mail application, allows users to check the mailbox address Book, Inbox and other folders, but also can send mail.

It is also predicted that Microsoft could become the top Android smartphone maker

Just yesterday, ZDNet's editor, Steven J. Vaughan-nichols, wrote that in the future, Microsoft is likely to become a top-tier Android hardware manufacturer, which poses a certain threat to Samsung's dominance. At present, Microsoft/Nokia launches Android smartphone is a very sensible move. The main reasons are as follows: five.

Microsoft has made a lot of profit from Android: Microsoft earned as much as $3.4 billion trillion in sales of Android devices in 2013.

Android already has a market position: IDC's latest fourth-quarter rankings show Android's global market share is over 78%.

Ms-android has a unique advantage over rivals: Microsoft can replace Google Drive with Outlook instead of Gmail,office 365 instead of Google docs,onedrive.

Lower development costs: the development costs of Windows Phone 9 are tens of thousands, while Android is the zero development cost.

More apps, more developers: Android already has a lot of developers and existing apps.

If Microsoft can drive the development of ms-android equipment, it will earn more money than its rivals. Instead of investing in a failed mobile operating system, Microsoft is better off using its free Android system to promote its hardware.

Unlike other Android device manufacturers, Microsoft has a unique selling point: its own applications and cloud service support.

So, is Microsoft pushing the source Office 365 SDK to the Android platform to suggest something? Will Microsoft change its strategic direction or move closer to the Android camp after changing its new CEO? Everything will have to look at the development of things, let us wait and see!

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