Thread: Elops oh s**t moment for Meego
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geohsia is offline geohsia
2011-06-06 , 00:01
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#132
Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
Mhm... From what I see here, it's Android and iOS that have to catch up. Symbian is still ahead.
Why, because Symbian has been around for a long time, but let's not ignore the facts of the situation.

Before Elop the plan for MeeGo and S^3/4 was QT. That was the new ecosystem. You think write once and run anywhere is easy? Ask Sun how that worked out for them. There is no way an ecosystem that still in the development stages could possibly be more advanced than Android / iOS who are firmly in the market.

Where QT goes is still TBD but the challenge for Nokia was, not only are they building two operating systems but also an additional abstraction layer for apps on top of both. I think it was just too much for them to handle given the competitive landscape. They couldn't develop it fast enough.

The problem with Symbian is that it was were it is now in 2007 and never moved an inch since then, while all the other competitors moved closer. Android seems to be almost there, iOS might never be as Apple doesn't target that particular market. Still, it's evolving.
evolve or perish right? I still contend that what Nokia is looking for is not just a mobile OS but also a strong tablet one and Symbian does nothing for them there.

The point is that yes, you could go further with Symbian if you'd bet on its strengths, not change direction and try to go the other route.
Their problem was that they were preparing both Symbian and QT for a competitive market was ultimately too much for them to do. At least that's what it seems like.
Last edited by geohsia; 2011-06-06 at 00:33.
 

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