Thread: why doesn't maemo get traction in the market
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matthewcc is offline matthewcc
2009-10-23 , 09:23
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Originally Posted by ddalex View Post


So my problems are::
- Why can't we get developers (in the "companies" sense) to get to create applications for Maemo ?
- Why isn't this program every's Linux developers wet dream ?
- Why aren't we projecting an interesting image like Android ? I don't want to be "hip and cool" as the iPhone users, but getting significant innovation under Maemo name is critical.
- Why are we so few ? I estimate the size of this community to about 2000 people, about which only 200 are really active.
- What can we do to ensure that the future is Nokia and not HTC ?

Let's find out why we're still sitting in a darkish corner and what do we need to do to get our heads above anyone else !
I think that the challenge is that we are currently a very small market, relative to android or osx. if /when there is a larger market and clear channels to deliver software then we have an opportunity to attract developers.

Nokia has the hardware and a great os with even greater potential. In the US it will be how they approach the carriers, in other markets it is how they approach the consumers that will decide what happens.
 

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