Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

Intel Defends MeeGo After Partner Nokia Shifts Strategy
 

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-...11-708014.html

So , nothing to worry about. Nokia are no lnger in the driving seat, so this is probably a good thing.

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

Threads merged.

Re: Intel Defends MeeGo After Partner Nokia Shifts Strategy
 

the problem is that intel isnt in the phone manufacturing business. We need a great handest maker to step up!

Re: Intel Defends MeeGo After Partner Nokia Shifts Strategy
 

Nokia have never been in the driving seat. They stepped into the backseat 3- 4 years ago and they are still there.

EDIT: I never thought i would say this, but I consider to buy a Intel smartphone...

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

thank god...

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

Why would Intel blink? Based on what I've seen, Meego has been more Moblin than Maemo. While Meego may take less of a role at Nokia, Nokia's decision by no means, means the end of Meego. Remember, Meego is already Open Source and is a Linux Foundation project.

I'll keep my N900 for now. I've have an Viewsonic Gtablet that runs Android and I must say I like it. However, I think Maemo (if not Meego) would be far better on a tablet than Android. And Android would be better than Maemo on a phone (yes I know, it (N900) isn't just a phone). A Meego phone w/ Alien Dalvik would certainly be interesting!

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

Honestly, sure there's still some future for MeeGo, but anything bigger than that, i very much doubt that.
No big handset manufacturer is going to pick it and that means it will be a small player and community driven "project". Some wont mind, but over 99% of the population will.

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

Intel has capability to keep Meego alive as an interesting little niche distro. I don't think they can, or even want to, become a consumer device manufacturer.

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

Well, maybe Nokia's collapse represents a growth opportunity for several companies, including Intel.

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

I can see a company like HTC jumping on this as an opportunity. They would be pissed off that Microsoft brought Nokia into their little Windows phone arrangement.

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

well, if the alien dalvik thing works out well, could there be a possibility that something similar to samsung bada might materialise. If anyone doesn't know Samsung Bada runs on their wave mobile phone. It's their own UI that boots up but it runs android stuff. It's really just a tweaked android thingy, but some manufacturers might see the benefit of an easier to use operating system like meego that you can boot up, and users can then just use it like an andoid just like other handsets they make. On the other hand, for those users who want to tinker they can peel back the android skin and delve into the meego stuff on there properly.

Re: Intel Defends MeeGo After Partner Nokia Shifts Strategy
 

Yeah I'd buy an Atom-powered smartphone if it can run MeeGo. II'd prefer an ARM-based CPU but I could settle for an Atom if there are no other good options.

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

Nokia Meego was basically Harmattan anyway (they were not using the, Intel developed, reference UX apps at all), so this has no day to day significance to Intel.

Meego will succeed as a customizable distro for systems like set top boxes and cars, but I wouldn't expect it on a phone anytime soon.

Someone like HTC could make a go of it; they seem to have a very effective hardware adaptation team.

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

Someone should order core engineering from Aavamobile and start making Meego devices.

http://www.aavamobile.com/products.php

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

Well what else would Intel say?? They have obviously invested a significant amount of time and cash in MeeGo. They will want some sort of return for their part. I think reading between the lines that thay are furious with Nokia but obviously putting on a stern frontal to try and save face. If someone else does not pick this up like HTC then MeeGo will be dead in the water before its naming ceremony.

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

Not much did change, did it? Hopefully.

(source: meegozone.com, edited with GIMP)

Re: Intel: “We’re Not Blinking on MeeGo”
 

With that one strike, the best hardware manufactures is gone! Now, who can step-up and replace that?