Thread: Topic of the Day: Should Nokia Drop Meego and roll with Android?
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wmarone is offline wmarone
2010-07-29 , 16:08
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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
I'm still not sold on MeeGo being "neutral" as of yet.
If MeeGo is not neutral then arguably the Linux kernel is not neutral. Currently there are only two heavy investors in it, but they can't unilaterally decide where things go (and certainly, can't bar other companies or individuals from joining.)

But GM, BMW and quite a few others think so. So I guess there's more research for me to do.
You bet. I'm sure they're raring to strike up their own deals for in-car GPS and other services, possibly selling the slots -to- Google.

Originally Posted by ossipena View Post
I bet it isn't about neutrality. Big corporations look things in different perspective than *nix fanbois.
Neutrality is a big thing when it comes to your use case. If it's all about creating a platform for you to sell services, then a platform like Android gives Google a leg up on that, in addition to riding your brand.

MeeGo, being controlled by the Linux Foundation, is owned by an entity with a vested interest only in your participation.