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- Quickoffice Gains Foothold in Enterprise and Cloud Services Market in Q1 2012 - Product family expansion addresses emerging markets demand, fueling aggressive corporate growth
- Quickoffice Advances its Android Smartphone and Tablet Productivity Applications with Top-Requested Features - Update includes PDF annotation, spell check and external keyboard shortcuts on tablets for a streamlined workflow
- Connect by Quickoffice Fuels New Productivity Era with Unique Mobile Service that Integrates Best of Office and Cloud - New service is now available in popular App Stores and compatible with iPhone, iPad, Android, and Mac and Windows PCs
- Quickoffice Updates Top-Grossing iPad Business Application, Adds 2007-2010 PowerPoint Editing - Quickoffice Pro HD offers enhanced functionality and revamped visual interface, plus native email support, for tablet users
- Quickoffice Announces Box as Newest SaveBack Partner - Addressing enterprises’ need for secure editing of content, SaveBack™ enhances mobile security between applications
- Quickoffice Unveils First Seamless Mobile Productivity Experience Across Multiple Devices and Clouds with Connect by Quickoffice - New service enables the emerging mobile work paradigm found in today’s multi-device, multi-OS and multi-cloud world
- Quickoffice Unveils New Enterprise Mobile Productivity Application, Delivers Enhanced Security Features to Adhere to IT Policies - Quickoffice ProSelect HD for iOS also addresses BYOD challenges with increased data protection and configuration controls
- Quickoffice Executive to Share Expertise in Mobile Enterprise and Workforce Productivity Trends at MWC 2012
- Quickoffice Announces New Update to Award-Winning iOS iPad Application - Productivity solution now compatible with 2010 documents, delivers desktop-like user experience
- Quickoffice Advances Android and iPad Applications, Establishes New Partnerships Geared to Mobile Enterprise, in Q4 2011 - Fast-growing productivity software wins industry accolades and ships on latest devices
An OS musing
- 12-15-2011
- Categorized in: General Information, Quickoffice Blog RSS
As an app developer, we’re constantly examining the newest operating systems to scope out trends, interesting features and possibly the next game-changing platform to rock the industry. From Intel announcing Tizen, to Apple’s long-awaited and highly speculated iOS 5 release, the past few months have supplied no shortage of new OS developments and updates. What do all these new updates and OS launches mean for developers and how will they affect the demand and development of apps in the marketplace?
The most recent OS news is HP's decision last week to not kill off webOS, and to instead make it available as an open source platform. This announcement most certainly made quite a few developers happy, as it has always been well liked in the community. HP CEO Meg Whitman surprised quite a few people when she decided to breathe new life into the OS by making it available to the community and announcing that HP plans to "contribute and invest in it." We look forward to see what developers and HP will do with this new opportunity, and how it will affect the mobile marketplace.
A few months ago, the Linux foundation announced the merging of the Linux-based MeeGo and LiMo operating systems to create a new OS called Tizen. Intel announced it has joined the foundation and will be working closely with Samsung as well to assist in the transition to the “new platform designed for multiple device categories.” CNET reports that Tizen is planning to launch the first quarter of 2012 and will support smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, Netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment devices. This news definitely grabbed our attention and we’re very interested to see how this new open-source venture will play out next year for app developers. From our perspective, there is a lot of potential and a vast opportunity to get creative with all of the diverse categories this new platform supports. The real challenge will be how seamlessly their apps can transition from one Tizen-powered device to the other.
More big news surrounding operating systems was, of course, the launch of iOS 5 on October 12. Months of speculation and rumors surrounding the update have finally come to an end with the final product release boasting over 200 new features. Quickoffice was no different in our anticipation and worked diligently to update our app, so it’s iOS 5 compatible.
With all this news surrounding new OSs, Quickoffice has been buzzing about what it means for the app world. Developers now have more options to choose from as consumer demand for apps continues to increase sharply.
What do you think of open-source operating systems in comparison to iOS 5 and other major platforms? We’re interested in hearing your opinions on the best OS and what the future holds.
I like webOS and Android, whereas Windows and iOS is a factor you can't rule out as it's used by huge amounts of endusers but the companies behind it I truly dislike: They deliver a product that is far overprices, buggy and customers are forced to buy hugely expensive upgrades/service fees which are really outrageous.
To me OpenSource has and will always be the most desired approach; WebOS in fact is the best OS I've seen so far on Smartphones while being still Palm/HP owned even though we have to see how it's going to be picked up by the major public unaware of it's perks but now it's gone Open Source it might get a boost.