Thread: Maemo 6 and/or MeeGo on N900: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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2010-02-21 , 07:15
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Originally Posted by TheLongshot View Post
First off, let me make a statement: The prospect that Hartmann might not be supported by Nokia on the N900 is something that was well known to the community before. That situation has not changed with the MeeGo announcement. Yet, many of us bought in despite that potential cloud over our heads. The question is, what were those reasons, and what has changed now to make you want to jump ship?

I bought in because it was exactly the phone I was looking for: more computer than phone. And I've been quite happy with it, even with its flaws. Even if Nokia ended support for it tomorrow, I'd be fine with it. I know some of you out there with 770s, 800s and 810s aren't treating those like bricks. They still have use for those who own them.

I'm more reassured by the QT support that will happen with both OSs, because it means that applications can cross-pollinate at the very least.



lol the N900 is the ONLY Maemo 5 device. THE ONLY ONE EVER.

this means all the little gritty things people create for it like hacks tricks tutorials will slow down dramaticcly as soon as MeeGo is released with a device. Maemo label will be forgotten along with the n900 project. I like to be part of a community with the device not on my own while a lot of people will be embrassin the next MeeGo device. a perfict example is the iphone OS which is the same on all their devices. i dont like iphones personlly and will never want to own one but the community is that massive once you jailbreak it there is an app/hack/slat you name it for everything. my friend even got an app which has the same multitasking window as the N900??? lol wdf didnt see that happening (after a jailbreak, apps in cydia).

i had a feeling from the start the n900 will not get maemo 6 but that has changed. now maemo 6 has become MeeGo with intels merger and will be used for many devices not just phones. this means the maemo 5 is over and done. that is a big change from just an OS upgrade. we are beta testers once again for a buggy device all round. the slider is scratching my device, i have a bright spot, when i tap the screen it creaks and god forbid my usb port comes out. software wise dont get me started, i cant belive exchange support still doesnt work for me. over it. reminds me of when i got my N95. this is going to come out wrong but nokia owe us for all these reasons. the n900 was supposed to be a saviour but its not looking that way. its just another beta test for the next device. u watch and tell me i was wrong when everything goes to sh*t. this isnt about QT, QT is great but not enough to fix maemo 5.

I think the issue has become nokia is aware most of the n900 community has been fighting over this and might just need to release a statement for us with a definitive answer. This fear of missing out is human nature, no one wants to be on the sidelines. To much beating around the bush from nokia.


One last thing. when nokia were developing Maemo5 and the N900, the plans for a merger were most likely happening during the development stage of the device. So it is very unlucky that we got maemo5 and no one else will. Another situation I would like is if nokia just abandon Maemo5 and give the MeeGo OS to the N900. maybe even the N810, N800 and N770 after all its a multiple device OS platform.
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