Microsoft pulls some updates for Office because it crashes the apps

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Microsoft’s update woes are far from over it seems. This time around, the company had to pull a couple of updates for Office 2010 suite—specifically KB2863821 and KB4461522, which were released on November 6 and November 20, respectively. Microsoft pulled the update and is asking people who’ve installed it to remove it from their systems saying users “may experience crashes in Microsoft Access or other applications.”

The other update KB4461529, which was released on November 13, is also causing crashes for Outlook but Microsoft decided against pulling this update because it also included security updates that help stop Office users’ from being attacked. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue though and is reportedly telling affected users to access Outlook from the web instead of using the app. Now, here’s to hoping this gets fixed soon.

Source: Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft will be testing out a dark mode for Office on macOS Mojave

Microsoft will be bringing a new dark mode option to its Office apps on macOS Mojave. The move will compliment Apple’s own dark mode. It also follows similar dark mode changes for both Outlook.com and Windows 10. According to Microsoft Office Product Manager Akshay Bakshi, Office testers could get access to the feature as soon as next week. It’ll most likely be limited to Office 365 subscribers. With the recent launch of Office 2019, Microsoft has been putting the focus on releasing new features to its Office 365 users first with promises of new features being added constantly.

Source: The Verge

Microsoft Office comes to all Chromebooks

One of the things possibly hampering the adoption of Chromebooks is the fact that it still couldn’t be considered as much as a laptop or desktop alternative for the lack of things like Microsoft’s Office suite. It was available for some but not for everyone. That is about to change though. Chrome Unboxed discovered that Microsoft Office apps have started to show up in the Play Store for all the Chromebooks they have, including the Samsung Chromebook Pro, Pixelbook, Acer C771, and two Chromebook 15 models.

So if you own a Chromebook with a display larger than 10.1 inches, you can download Word, Excel, and PowerPoint now. You will, however, need an Office 365 subscription to be able to edit files on these apps.

Lenovo to preload Microsoft Office, OneDrive, and Skype on some of its devices

Expect to see Motorola smartphones with Microsoft’s software in the future.

Staying true to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s new vision for Microsoft of having as many people use their products as possible, the tech company is partnering with Lenovo to preload its software on some of Lenovo’s and Motorola’s Android phones. We don’t know yet which phones will be carrying Office, OneDrive, and Skype, though, but it’s expected that they’ll be shipping millions of Android devices with Microsoft’s suite in the coming years.

This isn’t the first time Microsoft has entered into a patent-cross licensing deal with other brands. But what this means is Microsoft is giving up its right to charge hefty royalties so it could bundle its products and have them more accessible to more people.

Source: The Verge