Quickoffice

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Quickoffice, Inc.
Developer(s)
  • Cutting Edge Software (1997–2004)
  • Quickoffice, Inc. (2004–2012)
  • Google (2012–2014)
Stable release
Android: Varies with device:[1] / 14 February 2014; 10 years ago (2014-02-14)
iOS: 6.1.4[2] / 6 January 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01-06)[1]
Operating system
LicenseProprietary
Websitequickoffice.com (redirects to Google Docs)

Quickoffice, Inc.

pdf viewer). The programs are compatible with Microsoft Office file formats, but not the OpenDocument file format.[4]

Quickoffice was commonly used on

Symbian OS where it first appeared in 2005 and last updated in 2011, and came pre-loaded on all devices.[5] It was released for Android in 2010.[6] There was a project to port Quickoffice to Chromebooks in February 2013,[7]
and the port released as a Chrome extension named "Office Editing for Docs, Sheets, and Slides."

History

Quickoffice, Inc., a company in Plano, Texas, was founded as Cutting Edge Software Inc. by Jeff Musa in 1997,[8] offering Microsoft Office and Excel compatibility for mobile devices.[9] It developed the Quicksheet spreadsheet for Palm OS,[10][11] and the free QuickOffice and paid-for QuickOffice Pro and QuickOffice Pro HD apps. Its flagship products Quicksheet and SmartDoc both won "Best in Class" honors for 1998 and 1999 by Tap Magazine.[12] Cutting Edge Software was acquired by Mobility Electronics in 2002[13] for an undisclosed sum and operated as a wholly owned subsidiary until it was sold to Mobile Digital Media in 2004,[14] when that firm changed the name to Quickoffice, Inc. prior to the sale of the Mobile Digital Media business in 2005.[15]

On June 5, 2012, Google acquired Quickoffice, Inc., along with its team of developers, for an undisclosed sum.[16][17][18] Google re-released Quickoffice as a free app on September 19, 2013,[19] and includes it with its Android operating system from version 4.4 KitKat.[20]

After having integrated the features of Quickoffice into its own newly released

App Store.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Quickoffice, Inc". OpenCorporates. June 12, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPad". QuickOffice website. Quickoffice, Inc. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Quickoffice for Symbian officially 'discontinued' by Google".
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  7. ^ "Google Ports Quickoffice To Chrome Using Native Client, Will Get Full Editing Features In About 3 Months". February 22, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  8. ISSN 0099-9660
    . Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "You Can Still Download Quickoffice, but Don't Expect Support". Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Quicksheet". May 15, 2001.
  11. ^ Williams, Geoff (April 2001). "And Then?". Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  12. ^ "Cutting Edge Software Celebrates Recent Awards for Quicksheet With October Discount Promotion. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018.
  13. ^ Inc., Mobility Electronics. "Mobility Electronics Acquires Cutting Edge Software, Inc". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved August 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "MDM Acquires Leading Provider of Mobile Office Applications; MDM Acquires Handheld Software Business from Mobility Electronics | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. September 21, 2004. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  15. ^ Inc., Quickoffice. "Quickoffice(R) to Sell Consumer Mobile Software Publishing Unit". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved August 24, 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ "Google + Quickoffice = get more done anytime, anywhere". June 5, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  17. ^ Achieving the Exit with Alan Masarek & Quickoffice, Reuters. Accessed 11 May 2014.
  18. ^ Google Snaps Up The Company That Made Microsoft Office Files Work On Android, iPhone, Business Insider. Accessed 11 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Google makes QuickOffice free, gives away 10 GB in Drive storage". The Verge. September 19, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  20. ^ Protalinski, Emil (November 1, 2013). "KitKat ships with Google's Quickoffice, bringing Microsoft Office editing out of the box to all new Android users". TheNextWeb. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  21. ^ "Google quietly announces plan to kill Quickoffice apps after beefing up Drive's editing". June 30, 2014.
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