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2010-03-02 , 09:19
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Originally Posted by ewan View Post
I think you're wrong. Take the example of Intel's approach to graphics card drivers, for example. As a rule, by the time a new chipset hits retail they have free drivers already published, already in distributions.
And you tell me this now while I'm trying to install a functional Linux OS in the Nokia Booklet with its GMA 500 graphics card...

Look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA#Linux to get again a glance of the wonderful world of mobile platforms. Even Intel has to deal with some interesting situations there.

Again, MeeGo will help on this in a way that even big Nokia alone couldn't push...

Nokia are fundamentally in a similar position
Actually it's ARM, TI, Qualcomm, Marvell etc the ones in a similar position than Intel. Please go convince them about the greatness of open source and we all will have easier lives. Again, this is an essential element of what MeeGo is about.

It's also putting off 3rd party potential developers (both free and proprietary) because they have no confidence in the future of the platform
Actually developers are basically happy about the MeeGo (and Symbian) cross-platform strategy around the Qt and Web Runtime based API. They also have plenty of questions but maybe they are in a better position to see and understand the ongoing work, so they seem to be more accurate in their questions and more patient with the official and unofficial answers.

I believe that developers in general are putting more their bets in this platform, now that the MeeGo initiative is public and the commitment of two big companies like Nokia and Intel + Linux Foundation is there.
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