Samsung
has finally given in and decided to adopt Microsoft's
ubiquitous Word. From January 1st, Samsung Electronics
will start using Word throughout its offices, citing its
almost universal compatibility as the reason to switch
away from the in-house JungUm Global software. This
change comes in the wake of a meeting earlier this
month between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and
Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong.
The high-level discussions will have been aimed at
warming up relations between the two big companies in
the wake of Microsoft filing a patent lawsuit against
Samsung in early August. Today's announcement from
Samsung could be a signal that the conversation went
well — or it could be just a bit of belated pragmatism. It
certainly suggests there are no hard feelings over
the Android royalties dispute that has been dragging on
ever since Microsoft announced its acquisition of Nokia.
Nadella's visit to Korea also included meetings with
government officials as well as leaders from LG. A
planned Microsoft data center in Busan is expected to
bring in somewhere in the region of $5.2 billion in
investment for Korea, and Nadella is reported to have
made the trip to finalize the deal. As with Samsung, the
Microsoft chief's talks with LG are said to have related
to extending and improving collaboration, this time
relating to products in the broad and growing Internet of
Things category of connected home devices.
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