Microsoft Office Apps to come to Symbian Belle.
Another advantage of the Nokia-Microsoft deal about 8 months back promised to bring more “Microsoft related support” to the current and future lines of Symbian phones. The first Symbian related advantage from this deal comes in the form of Microsoft Office apps coming to S^3 devices running Belle (apparently showcased at Nokia World 2011) .
This would be the first time that any of these native Microsoft apps are made available outside an ecosystem belonging to Microsoft (I guess they feel safe giving it out to terminal ecosystems). Furthermore these apps are scheduled to be released FREE by the end of the year, and should run as smooth as any native Symbian Belle app.
Microsoft Apps will be launched via two updates, which will bring full Microsoft Office functionality to Symbian Belle-powered Nokia devices such as theNokia 700, Nokia 701 and Nokia 603; with the first update on the way before the end of the year and the second update coming in the early part of 2012.
In the first update, Microsoft Apps will bring a range of tools to Symbian Belle smartphones, including Microsoft OneNote, for detailed note-taking; Microsoft PowerPoint Broadcast, for showcasing your presentations over the internet; Microsoft Document Connection, for managing files stored in the cloud; and Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile, for staying connected with clients and colleagues.
The second update will launch for Symbian Belle in the first few months of 2012 and is the one we’re most looking forward to. Bringing native support for Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents, the update will allow you to easily create and edit Office files on your Nokia Symbian Belle handset, letting you enjoy full Office functionality on your phone.
Video Via Symbian Tweet (Quite sure this is the first time I see Belle running on an E7 too)
Although it says 700, 701 & 603 I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t be available for N8/E7/X7 once they get Belle (But if that were the case you could read it as NOT to expect Belle on your older devices before the end of the year).
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I shall look forward to this. But wait.. I don’t have Belle at all for my E7-00!!!
I think I’ve seen a demo of this on a E7 running Belle
Yes, it was at Nokia world.
Sounds like a sweet deal to me
Is this Office version is written in Qt? This suggests that somehow at least Qt and/or Symbian will live on. They wouldn’t port Office to a platform that doesn’t live on for quite some time with a big sales volume. But somehow I guess it’s not Qt, because then Office would work on Linux powered devices as well. Sounds extremly unlikely to me…
Well it would make sense to publish it to a dead OS cause you have nothing to fear. I mean giving it to iOS or android would be crazy but to Symbian– it doesn’t pose a threat to their ecosystem so they’re fine with it. But like NOKIA making their offline maps available to iOS and Android I felt that was a bit strange, giving your competitors access to your strongest asset…just my 2 cents.
Yep, still think NOKIA maps and nokia drive, should only be available for Nokia devices. You want a world class map app and sat-nav, buy a Nokia. Simples.
No, the idea is to get people on Symbian hooked on Microsoft Office so when it’s time to upgrade they consider a Nokia Windows Phone.
iOS already has OneNote.
I think it’s more probable that it’s something web-based like Google docs.
Its silly u are asking a question and then making ur own assumption. no its not in Qt.
This Office deal with Noki and Microsoft is from, what, 2010. During OPK’s era and way before Elop. We are now just seeing the end-result…
Yup.. This was announced in 2009 if I’m not wrong when Elop was heading Microsoft’s Office division..
thanks to opk?
Doubt it. unless there is a written and signed statement to prove other wise, there is no answer to your question.
Thanks to OPK (Nokia’s side) and Elop (Microsoft’s side back then) for signing this deal. This is the deal which I actually liked that MS made..
N00-00 – Do you have the source link that confirms that the deal was *signed* and finalized? Or was Nokia and Microsoft merely in talks about the deal? Did talks include license free, or was Nokia to pay Microsoft for the Office license?
Nonetheless, kudos to Stephen Elop for escalating the transaction and finally bringing it to fruition.
Here is the official link from Microsoft’s side: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/aug09/08-12pixipr.mspx
This is from Nokia’s side: http://conversations.nokia.com/2009/08/12/nokia-and-microsoft-partnership-delivers-innovation-and-symbian-delight/
It wasn’t a MoU or something like that. They started in back then (maybe waited till Qt was mature enough) and are finally releasing it now…
Thanks so much
Sorry, but Office has been promised with the previous deal with MS, in 2005
what about vid call in skype? aint that microsoft too?
I guess the update coming before the end of the year would be the Symbian Carol, and the first quarter update would be the Symbian Diana? Umm, names are made up. Of course.
I think MS is talking about their app update and not the Symbian update.. Symbian C* is for first-half of next year (not completely sure) as Symbian Belle will be distributed to the existing Symbian^3 (& Anna) devices throughout this quarter..
Doubt it, doesn’t seem like Belle is even coming before the end of the year & Carol (according to wikipedia it is carol) doesnt even exist yet….
another great news let’s hope we get it before 2012 a.k.a end of the world lll.
as discussed alreay
this was a deal made before the WP7 decision/merger
shame the BOD didn’t give OPK enough time…. the changes he made have been paying off even though they’ve been massively hindered
what a shame
True.. The last 6months have shown how that 2-3yr plan Nokia undertook in 2009 is finally coming to fruition..
Really sad…
If Nokia has been slow implementing stuff, MS/Elop has not been any faster
I hope that they are faster with WP…
Completely false. Since Elop has arrived the time from announcement to release of a product has been significantly shortened, to the point that there’s still some anticipation for it when it releases instead of losing all steam.
That’s only for his WPs, since they’re very desperate in selling them..
next symbian anna,^3, and if possible S60. hopefully
There’s no point to make versions for Anna or S^3, since all Anna/S^3 devices will be upgraded to Belle soon. That’s not the case with S60, but i doubt they will make separate version for it.
“soon”, hehhehe…
i just dream
i say hopefull
Such great news! I am really excited to install this on my N8 as QO is absolutely atrocious!
What’s sad is, there are many (according to several posts over the past few months) Symbian users who despise the Nokia Microsoft alliance; so much so that they will probably not dare install a Microsoft product on their beloved Symbian device. They would rather pay for Picsel, instead of using the superior Office suite by Microsoft.
Oh well, choice is good, right?
hi.how about N9 meego.
Skype (now part of Microsoft) video chat functionality would be even more welcome.
Smart businiss move by MS. If symbian users start to use MS Office on their phone they are more likely to transition to WP as WP is the only other phone OS with MS Office. Bait, hook and sinker!
Am I the only that would pick up an E7 after the Belle update comes to it officially? The E7 design is just too gorgeous not to go for especially what it is priced at these days and the fact that I’m very happy with the Belle update running on my N8. I just wish it had an FM transmitter and an AF camera. …..Sigh…. the world isn’t perfect.
Just to tell you, i have a E7, and today i see N8 as a better deal, here some reasons… no 2mm charger, camera sucks (cant even read QR codes) no fm transmitter, no handwrist, (and at least in BR variation its not gorilla glass) cant flash belle on it btw
and if u are used to type on screen the keyborad isnt that much necessary, except by some shortcuuts possible like ctrl+c, ctrl+v etc…
N9 will be my last nokia for a while, then i will look for a asus padphone to compare the experience
dont waste ur money with an E7 if u already have ur n8 working properly, try something new like Xperia arc or GSII
Ehhh, not really a big fan of Android either, GSII is just meh to me honestly, nothing special about it. I’d rather have a nicely designed phone over crazy specs that aren’t put their full use. I’d rather have the Lumia with WP instead or the N9.
Well Actually Microsoft promised a Microsoft Office Suite for Symbian two years ago, back then Elop was in Office and actually shake hands with Nokia people, that promise still not true, it was supposed to be for the N97
where i can get ms office for nokia 500. please guide me