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Originally Posted by qgil View Post
Sure. Please note that no new update has been announced, though. We haven't even made a first Harmattan pre-release. And MeeGo doesn't exist today even in its most unstable form.

Weeks ago I said in the oldest 'Harmattan in the N900' thread that there were new things in the pipeline and that before a Harmattan alpha release (promised for 1Q2010, working on it) it was really premature to discuss or announce anything.

This is still the case. Maemo 5 is still a fresh stable release in expansion, with new updates to come and more software coming to Ovi and maemo.org. Harmattan/MeeGo are in pre-alpha state, we haven't even put together an early SDK for the most adventurous developers, we haven't given any hardware details about the next device...

One thing is that some users have a high interest knowing what all this implies in terms of N900 support. Another thing is to expect official announcements and promises at this point, considering that the lack of it is unacceptable.

I'm not arguing the right to know. I'm only questioning this situation in which experienced users demand an annoucement about a release that hasn't been announced, before even a first most unstable pre-release is available.
Touche Gil; what I meant by "update" was "new software." When Intel announced Moblin, they spelled out specifically what platform it was designed for (I should know, I work for them..). When Windows launches any OS, it's not long at all before they release system requirements. Apple is pretty blunt about telling PowerPC users which applications they launch will not work on their platform. Nokia has danced around the issue, by saying things like "N900-like devices".

Will I be upset if Nokia says "no"? Definitely.

Will I be upset at how Nokia is handling this whole situation even if they ultimately support Meego? Definitely.

In short, it's just a "yes" or "no" question. Really, it's that simple. I'd guarantee Intel would be in a world of hurt from customers if they announced a new processor without specifying what platform it would install in..
 

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