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Originally Posted by johnel View Post
Actually, judging from Stskeeps' comments on the state of MeeGo on the N900 everything seems to be a bit further ahead than I realised.

I'm actually looking forward to the 1.2 release in April(?) now.

What I'm hoping to get out of MeeGo personally is a "purer linux" than maemo. E.g. proper bluetooth support for keyboards & mice and the ability to cross compile linux apps for the n900 unlike android.

Android is a great linux-based mobile platform but looks so "alien". E.g. no standard libraries mean cross-compiling linux software is almost impossible and means a re-write/re-implementation of existing linux apps. Of course there is that "paranoia" of how much information Google are taking from you too!

I think the next release of MeeGo is going to be the most important release so far - there's a lot to prove.
I endorse this message. Particularly the 'purer linux' portion and the 'alien'ness of Android. I rather like Android a lot right now, but as I already said for years about Maemo, "if something better comes along, I'm perfectly willing to jump ship--I don't consider myself married to a platform like a lot of fanboys." If MeeGo can impress me and include the features you're suggesting, I will probably jump ship again to MeeGo. Mind you, I'm far more likely to try Intel's solution since I'm skeptical of Nokia's motives after my incredibly negative experiences dealing with them and their hardware support is literally an appalling exercise in futility and insult.

Anyway... here's hoping the best for MeeGo!
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