Thread: Nokia already seeking netbook making partners in Taiwan
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2009-03-04 , 23:19
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Originally Posted by Benson View Post
Given that Maemo 5 targets OMAP3, not Snapdragon or Atom, that's a definite no. The timing is also way wrong; this is probably for a 2010 or maybe late 2009 device.
Given that the Snapdragon is a branch of the ARM architecture with openGL ES 2.0, why would Maemo 5 be a definite no?

Maybe the predicted (or is it known yet?) finger-centric design might pose some issues with a keyboard-based system, even if it also has a touch-screen.

If Nokia really intends to create some momentum for Maemo and the ARM platform and if they're actually planning to enter the netbook market then the MS-centric x86-platform (Atom) wouldn't make too much sense, especially with MS (and Apple?) holding the upper hand with their existing software eco-systems.

Using ARM Nokia would still face competition from Google's Android and other Linux distros (like Ubuntu) but at least hardware-wise Nokia could be growing (massively given their economies of scale) in that smaller pond while playing up ARM's strengths like its battery life and thermal qualities.

Or Nokia might do what HP did with their (Atom-based) Mini netbook and just use Ubuntu with homegrown interface improvements.