Microsoft bows to Chrome's dominance, delivers Office Online add-on for browser rival | Computerworld

Beyond the melodramatic headline, this is another encouraging example of Microsoft's new customer-focused leadership -- and a smart way to invite more people to explore Office Online + OneDrive as an alternative to Google Drive

"The small extension adds an icon to Chrome that when clicked exposes the most recently-edited documents in OneDrive or OneDrive for Business; lets the user create a new document in the browser-based versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote or Sway; and open locally-stored documents.

While Microsoft has been beating the cross-platform drum company-wide since CEO Satya Nadella took over in early 2014, the recognition that Microsoft's biggest browser rival deserves special treatment was still stunning."

Microsoft bows to Chrome's dominance, delivers Office Online add-on for browser rival | Computerworld