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Quickoffice enters the Android Market and its a paid app
February 17, 2009 | by Robert Nelson
Android Apps
Quickoffice has just entered the Android Market, and in what seems to be right on track, this is not a free app. Just like we mentioned last week, the Android Market is moving on to accept paid applications, and Quickoffice will cost $7.99.
Now, aside from being what we believe is the first non-free app to enter the Android Market, Quickoffice does seem to be purchase worthy. In short, it is an office suite in your hand (or pocket). It will allow you to access, view or manage Microsoft Office files. It will work with files that are stored on your memory card or from your Gmail. Additionally, it also serves as a file manager and allows you to navigate folders, rename, delete or view file properties, as well as sort files by name, type, size or date modified.
Quickoffice offers compatibility for Office 2003 (and older) Word and Excel files. There is also compatibility for regular text (.txt) files.
A few drawbacks are that this release does not allow for viewing of Office 2007 documents, it also does not yet allow you to edit any document. Unfortunately, this only allows you to view and manage files at this time, nonetheless it still seems like a worthy app to have installed.
[Quickoffice via jkOnTheRun]
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Why would an $8 App be 6 years behind in compatibility with the files it is supposed to be supporting? And it is only a viewer? What gives?
Should I assume that the phrases “entered the Android Market” and “is on the Android Market” mean different things in this case? I don’t see Quickoffice from my phone, but the tone of this article seems to imply that the app is available for download…
It’s NOT on the Market yet (or at least I can’t find it). Can someone please confirm that there is indeed an application named QUICKOFFICE on the Market?
Matt & Sorin,
I apologize for the misleading wording. Although I do plan on purchasing this, I had not downloaded it prior to writing this post. I was basing my comments on the Quickoffice website which reads:
“Available to purchase from the Android Market on your G1 device. Launch the Android Market on your device and search for “Quickoffice”
Based on that it seemed to make it look like it was already in the store. Which is kind of disappointing, like I said, I also am looking to make a purchase. I will try again shortly and update the post when I see it actually available.
What puzzles me is that EVERY SINGLE blog and news site is reporting Quickoffice for Android as being available through the Market but NOBODY verified the news. Has news reporting come down these days to just copy/paste from press releases and ads? And howabout Quicoffice themselves stating incorectly that the application si already available? How does this speak about the company?
(I appologize for my bluntness)
@Sorin
Well said. I couldn’t have put it better.
I have a Motorola Droid and when I search for "Quickoffice" via the Android Market on my phone I get ZERO results. Kinda hard to buy something in a "market" if it isn't there.
Steve, QuickOffice is not that great of an app so you aren't really missing much. I'd recommend exploring DataViz's Documents to Go or ThinkOffice suite (I think its on the market).
My HTC Hero came with the QuickOffice application already installed. Unfortunately I am unable to figure out how to access it.