The folks who produce Quickoffice just let us know that the newly released version 6.2 for Symbian 3rd and 5th Edition phones now adds the ability to edit Office documents. Quickoffice is the suite that makes it possible for Symbian phones, now including the Nokia N97 and 5800, to edit/view all Office documents, including Office 2007. The editing capability may cost an extra fee, as noted in the press release:
All Nokia Symbian devices that ship with Quickoffice will receive a free update to the latest edition of Quickoffice 6. This will provide complete Word, Excel and PowerPoint ’97 to 2007 viewing support, as well as many other new features, and also offers most users the optional ability to purchase support for document editing. Selected Nokia Eseries devices will additionally receive editing support with a free Quickoffice Premier 6 update. All updates are available via Quickmanager™, Quickoffice’s secure in-application download manager. Further free updates will be released to users when available, making sure customers will benefit from the latest versions of Quickoffice’s leading office functionality.
Consumers with a Nokia Symbian S60 5th Edition device will also receive the Quickoffice 6 viewer update and now, for the first time, can also benefit from the ability to upgrade to editing for an additional fee. Quickoffice is the first company to provide a complete viewing and editing solution across both S60 3rd Edition and 5th Edition phones, perfect for on-the-go users.
It’s a little confusing as to which phones get the free editing and which must pay an upgrade fee.
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