Moblin for MIDs delayed
 

It seems Intel is going to focus on netbooks for awhile.

http://moblin.org/documentation/mobl...cture-overview

Re: Moblin for MIDs delayed
 

Not only that, but it doesn't look all that good with their alpha release right now...

See: http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/01/vi...a-on-a-netbook

Looks like a bog standard Linux desktop - something many other distributions already do well on a netbook.

R.
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Re: Moblin for MIDs delayed
 

Yeah, but it's an alpha; if they're pulling the low levels together right, there's plenty of time to change WM/DE before a beta.

But I have never been particularly optimistic about moblin; being Intel-driven, it's obviously not gonna focus on portability, and I'm not a big fan of x86. So with my low expectations, I guess I'm just hard to disappoint. ;)

Re: Moblin for MIDs delayed
 

If by "portability" you mean cross-platform, sure. But Intel could have been a formidable competitor in MIDs.

With them and other majors seemingly jumping into netbooks or cell phones, where (if anywhere) will be the competitive threat for linux-based MIDs in 2009? It seems all we have is a bunch of small APAC based outfits that will get attention on blogs but be incapable of gaining traction in the mainstream US and EU markets.

Re: Moblin for MIDs delayed
 

The space around the Fremantle device is getting really quiet and empty...

And dropping N810 prices suggest we're going to get a product announcement in a couple of weeks... :)