WP User - Looking to switch to Android. Concerned over Microsoft Services

[hobbit25]

Hey guys,

I have been a Windows Phone user for about 3 years now, getting rather tired of it and not too sure I like the direction Microsoft is taking. I was wondering if you could assist me in easing my mind about a few things. I am heavily tied to the Microsoft ecosystem, I would like to know if switching to android is going to impact my ability to use MS services. The services that I absolutely require are:

PERSONAL:
- Xbox Music
- OneDrive
- Outlook

BUISNESS:
- Office 365 account syncing
- SharePoint
- OneDrive for Business
- Lync 2013

Thanks, I appreciate it!

 

[Golfdriver97]

Hey guys,

I have been a Windows Phone user for about 3 years now, getting rather tired of it and not too sure I like the direction Microsoft is taking. I was wondering if you could assist me in easing my mind about a few things. I am heavily tied to the Microsoft ecosystem, I would like to know if switching to android is going to impact my ability to use MS services. The services that I absolutely require are:

PERSONAL:
- Xbox Music
- OneDrive
- Outlook

BUISNESS:
- Office 365 account syncing
- SharePoint
- OneDrive for Business
- Lync 2013

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Offhand, I don't know myself. Android has several MS apps:
Office Mobile: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...com.microsoft.office.officehub&token=XJN61ewc
Outlook: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...apps/details?id=com.outlook.Z7&token=fr4i2hWB
One Drive: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ails?id=com.microsoft.skydrive&token=d1YhTN-u
Lync 2013: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...id=com.microsoft.office.lync15&token=hU5jLqU3
XBox Music: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ils?id=com.microsoft.xboxmusic&token=si2fMypk

I am not heavily into the MS ecosystem, so i am not sure how well any of these apps work.

Another option would be to see how well you can transfer the data from MS programs to Google's.

 

[hobbit25]

Thank you for the response. I would love to stay within the Microsoft ecosystem if possible but i'm aware that I may need to move outside into Googles a bit. I wasnt aware I could browse the Play store just in a web browser so I will have to take a look to see what's available. I would love opinions on how viable this is from someone who uses MS within Android.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Thank you for the response. I would love to stay within the Microsoft ecosystem if possible but i'm aware that I may need to move outside into Googles a bit. I wasnt aware I could browse the Play store just in a web browser so I will have to take a look to see what's available. I would love opinions on how viable this is from someone who uses MS within Android.

I used to use Hotmail on my devices. It worked, but I didn't use much more than that.
I don't know if this is true on MS, but in Play, if you are signed in with the same gmail, you can browse apps on a desktop and install them from there too.

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