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2011-06-08 , 06:14
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Originally Posted by erendorn View Post
How much did you pay nokia for having meego on your n900?
How much will you pay nokia if you get meego on your n900?

Why would nokia ever do that?
Devs with a new OS build applications for the ecosystem of the new OS. It's good for nokia. Consumers who have a new OS on their old phone slow the purchase of their next phone. It's bad for nokia.

Unless of course the new OS is on a new phone, so the consumer buy a new phone. It's good for nokia.

Use your head more and whine less.
On the other hand, the question could be asked about Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, SuSE, etc. on your laptop. I paid nothing for my OS's on all the computers in my home (running various Linux flavors), but I keep getting top-notch updates, constantly. I've come to expect this from open-source, now, and I've not really seen the same from Nokia--paid or otherwise. Nokia, near as I could tell, were supposed to be selling a PLATFORM to run an open-source operating system, but it's proven to be little more than either a ruse (LOTS of closed-source gotchas) or a let-down (MeeGo seems like all promise, not a lot of delivery).

Man, if only there were a more genuine attempt to support a full-fledged Ubuntu instead or something.
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