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Originally Posted by jalyst View Post
But they never stopped work on Maemo?
And most of what they've used to build Maemo6+Meego-core Compatibility Layer does rely on OSS?
I'd argue the OSS community has benefited just as much, perhaps more, from collaboration w/Nokia.
What about all the open stuff they've improved & then dumped back out there, their closed stuff only constitutes a small % of the entire OS.

I think what you're talking about is being disillusioned with how things panned out with the N900?
I agree Nokia was quite deceptive there, many people had expectations it was going to be a "mainstream" smartphone experience (ala iOS/Android) + geek cred.
Nokia clearly didn't try too hard to communicate what the N900's purpose/emphasis was, TBH I don't think they really knew themselves.
They were somewhat schizophrenic...
Still trying to reconcile their partitioned product lines, & Symbian's place in all of that, & hence were tepid in their conviction about the N900.
Hmmmm how can you say they never stopped work on Maemo when it is common place now and official that they have ceased all development for Maemo, if you know different please let me have something official to read?.

Nokia did not need to "communicate" with anyone regarding the N900 as i said before they expected development much higher level than this community gave to further the os, i am probably the wrong person to talk too regarding anything good of Nokia as i have already stated i am very sinister of them now and it has got a LOT worse since the partnership with M/S and Elop.

I know only too well that no company will put all there eggs in one basket and produce the "mobile" of a lifetime but i do think Nokia should give a device far better than the N900 knowing now full well what people crave for thanks to this community and its members i might add, they aint stupid they are just greedy in my opinion.

I feel certain that the next year will prove the downfall or success of Nokia and i personally think it will somehow judder back to the original Nokia we once knew (or is that wishfull thinking ha).

Nokia's downfall is there software development as the hardware they can produce could be faultless given the chance.