All i am saying is the web portrayed it as vaporware, there is endless info on this term if you google it, here is a few ok.

"While I have not played with Maebo, I really liked Moblin 2.1's interface on a 10" netbook. One can clearly see the GUI is optimized for the limited real estate offered by this class of devices. While at this point MeeGo is vaporware (much like HipHop for PHP, still MIA as of today), the first project release is scheduled for Q2 2010. I hope MeeGo has native VM support so it runs without workarounds like those required by Moblin. Can't wait to play with it!"

source http://1048576.com/tag/vaporware/

And when you consider this...

"Intel CEO says Nokia quit MeeGo because of financial reasons, to find new partners for its OS

Posted: 17 Feb 2011, 09:44

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Intel CEO says Nokia quit MeeGo because of financial reasons, to find new partners for its OS

During a conference call, Intel CEO Paul Otellini claimed Nokia abandoned the MeeGo project because of financial reasons.

He further expressed his surprise that Nokia's CEO sided with Windows Phone rather than Android, and claimed MeeGo was the best option, also noting it would be hard for Nokia to differentiate itself from other manufacturers in the WP ecosystem:

"I wouldn't have made the decision he [Elop] made, I would probably have gone to Android if I were him. MeeGo would have been the best strategy but he concluded he couldn't afford it.

It would have been less hard on Android, on MeeGo he could have done it."

Despite Nokia's decision to side with WP, Paul Otellini remains optimistic that Intel will find new partners for MeeGo:

"We will find other partners. The carriers still want a third ecosystem and the carriers want an open ecosystem, and that's the thing that drives our motivation."

MeeGo definitely looked promising, and probably still does so, but, understandably, questions have been raised about its future since Nokia joined the Windows Phone bandwagon. What's your opinion on this one - do you think MeeGo has a future in the smartphone/tablet business?

source http://www.phonearena.com/news/Intel-CEO-says-Nokia-quit-MeeGo-because-of-financial-reasons-to-find-new-partners-for-its-OS_id16867"

Up untill last year Meego was only known to the few and actually this very forum brought MeeGO to the forefront.