Microsoft on Monday unveiled partnerships with Samsung and other manufacturers to install its services including Word and Skype on devices powered by the rival Google Android system. The move is part of a push by Microsoft, which has been lagging in efforts to get Windows-powered devices in the marketplace, to deliver services to consumers and businesses using Apple and Android hardware. Microsoft said it was expanding a deal with Samsung -- which had already agreed on pre-installing Microsoft services on its high-end smartphones -- to include some tablets. The deal will provide Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype on "select Samsung Android tablets," a statement from the Redmond, Washington, group said.



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