Thread: My prediction: Nokia Internet Tablet will falter in 2009 and beyond
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2009-01-09 , 12:41
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Originally Posted by lcuk View Post
From my personal perspective, the other devices do not compete. Each device has strengths and weaknesses.
While there are often specific niches within larger markets, devices providing similar functionality do compete on many levels; for 1) developer, 2) manufacturer, 3) media and 4) user/public mindshare and money/effort spending power.

The strengths and weaknesses analysis should go much deeper than simply looking at (potential) hardware capabilities.

(Although your concentration on unlocking the capabilities of N8x0 hardware are very much appreciated!)


As for maemo being licensed to other manufacturers, I have seen Mer running on x86 as well as the tablet itself.

The core improvements to the Fremantle OS are available and open and accessible for us to build a community distro with.

Who knows, maybe we should try to port it to the G1 or iphone
All these issues should be looked at in comparison with Android or whatever is de facto competing with Nokia/Maemo for available resources.

If Nokia's Maemo infrastructure can't keep up with Android then maybe efforts would be better/wiser spent on jumping on the Android train and using available resources on Maemo'izing and Hildonizing that for optimal experience on Nokia's hardware?

I'm not saying it should happen but just urging people to consider possible ways of achieving maximum momentum (and synergy; a dreaded term but..). And application availability. And long-term usefulness of EOL'd hardware...