Thread: Official: No (commercial) MeeGo for the N900
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gerbick
2010-05-25 , 20:49
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Originally Posted by TheLongshot View Post
Point being, such "mistakes" continue to this day. Nokia isn't alone in this. (See the HD2)
Oh, trust. The lack of proper updates is what got me to abandon WinMo when HP released the iPaq 2210, then said it would support the upcoming Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition update, then they retracted it right after my company purchased 500 of them.

I've not been a WinMo user since. Guess what's about to happen to Maemo?

I'm not blind that it happens. But it doesn't mean that I have to support it.

I'll disagree with you that hope is dead for the N900 simply because there won't be an official MeeGo build for the N900. The hope shifts now to applications, which is the lifeblood for any platform, and that gets a boost with pr1.2 with QT 4.6 and the opening of Ovi Store. With a compatible framework and a commercial store, that opens things up for more applications, potentially. If we didn't have that, I'd have to agree with you.
To be honest... I truly hope I am 100% wrong. Would love to see MeeGo in a truly usable form come out of this, full utilization of Qt 4.6 and a PR1.3 that fixes the persisting bugs in PR1.2.

Considering it seems the average phone user changes devices at least every couple of years, if not more often, I think that's less of an issue than those used to the tablet market.
I tend to not change per 18-20 or so months. Give or take a few changes due to faulty phones, but that's about my average in the last 11 years.

I don't think it was a bad decision at all. Until they allow me to use a stylus on a capacitive screen, I'll probably never feel comfortable with it. I also prefer a h/w keyboard as well over touch screen.
It was a decision that stopped the current gen from becoming the next gen. "Bad" decision, or just limited planning. That's my take.

Thanks for being civil. It's much appreciated.