Microsoft might have been testing out its Microsoft Office apps on Chromebooks for the last year, but they've been mainly stuck just using Google's latest PixelBook device. It now appears that testing has concluded, as well as a number of Chromebooks have been reliably seeing the Office apps within your Google Play Store for Chromebooks. Chrome Unboxed reports the fact that apps are emerging on Samsung's Chromebook Pro, Acer's Chromebook 15, and Acer's C771.

The apps are Android versions of Office that come with the same features you'd find for an Android tablet running Office. Devices like Asus' Chromebook Flip (with a 10.1-inch display) will receive free access to Office on Chrome OS, but larger devices should get a subscription. Microsoft carries a rule across Windows, iOS, and Android hardware however devices larger than 10.1 inches need an Office 365 subscription to unlock be able to create, edit, or print documents.

It's an insurance plan that could boost Office 365 subscriptions, but considering the majority of Chromebooks are widely-used in classrooms then the schools probably already have an Office 365 subscription or are selecting Google's own G Suite. Chromebooks are already rising in popularity, though. Google's devices helped the pc and the market grow there's finally someone in five-years earlier this year, and outsold Macs in my ballet shoes in the US this particular past year. Microsoft is trying to counter Chromebooks show casing own Windows 10 S operating platform and cheaper laptops made for schools