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Originally Posted by Laughing Man View Post
I'm a bit unhappy with Nokia's direction myself (but oh well). The only reason why I even bought an N900 was I was tired of carrying two devices (a dumbphone and my n800) and I wanted the capabilities of a pocketable mobile computer since I find it immensely useful as a student. Right now it has the software, but I have to deal with the reduced screen size.

Though after I graduate I doubt I'll have to carry around a mobile computer everyday so I'm moving onto a three device solution.

Smartphone (Android...or Meego if anyone can put out a good one), large Tablet (Meego or Android), Desktop (Linux)

I'm extremely skeptical of Nokia's prospects in creating a platform that can compete with Android, Apple, Microsoft, etc.. The planned setup is great so far (QT compatibility across devices, blah blah) but I think Android is evolving (or rather.. is it upgrading for robots?) too quickly in too many areas (see Google TV and car integration) that it'll snuff out Meego before it has the chance to get enough hardware makers on board.
I saw this happening a few months ago.

Nokia were to busy planning their strategy while Apple & Google keep making inroads with thier platforms.

I think MeeGo is the last chance Nokia have got to compete in any serious way (with smartphone market).

Otherwise Nokia will be confined to sell "budget" smartphones (e.g. £200-300ish) while Apple and Google can enjoy bigger margins on "premium" smartphones (e.g. £400 upwards).

If Nokia fail with MeeGo then Intel and others may be in a stronger position to compete.
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