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2011-08-18
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and anotherone bites the dust.
very sad
very sad
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2011-08-18
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HP is also planning to spin-off PC hardware unit. Seems like they want to do just SW and services. Have wanted to buy WebOS device for a long time. Palm/HP never made any availeable. 
EDIT: Kind of insane that Windows-PC market leader cannot make enough profit from hardware. Just shows how pitiful margins are for Microsoft OEMs. Lesson that Nokia learned while making computers couple of decades ago and will re-learn during the next couple of years.
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EDIT: Kind of insane that Windows-PC market leader cannot make enough profit from hardware. Just shows how pitiful margins are for Microsoft OEMs. Lesson that Nokia learned while making computers couple of decades ago and will re-learn during the next couple of years.
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2011-08-18
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So... thoughts on what this *might* mean for MeeGo?
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2011-08-18
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Feel bad for Ari. It was great to read his blog post-Nokia. He was so enthusiastic and it seemed like he at last had employer that gave him enough resources.
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2011-08-18
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It's funny really. In the mean time Nokia has "killed" Symbian, but it refuses to die despite "everyone" hating it. It will go down sooner or later, but still, Ovi store is skyrocketing, growing at a faster rate than both iOS and Android.
What will HP do now? Android or Microsoft? maybe a little of both? do anyone really care?
What will HP do now? Android or Microsoft? maybe a little of both? do anyone really care?
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2011-08-18
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Originally Posted by Texrat
It's really hard to see what this means, but I give it a shot:
So... thoughts on what this *might* mean for MeeGo?
Android: Will stay #1 platform for mobile devices for years to come, however there will be increased tensions and search for alternatives among Android manufacturers because of Googlorola.
iOS: Will continue to be successful for premium devices
RIM: Steady decline, will cease to exist within a year or two
Symbian: Well, we know. No future.
Windows Phone: Will get a slight bump when Nokia starts to ship their WinPhones. But will linger as mee-to (just like Bing compared to Google).
I do see an opening for Linux / MeeGo. It could be a colorful platform chosen by emerging manufactures who do not want to pay licenses (like Android to MS).
There needs to be one or two lead device makers though. Maybe LG and one of the Chinese ones?
Or:
Nokia's board could wake up, dismiss the CEO and itself, and bring in sane management. They might see that there is an interesting strategy (QT, MeeGo up, Symbian slowly phased out).
But I guess I am just dreaming.
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2011-08-18
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Originally Posted by Radu
HP You FAIL
http://allthingsd.com/20110818/break...ware-business/
Kind of a bad year for Linux, at least on the mobile space. First Meego, now WebOS.. Of course, there is still Android, but that's kind of a Linux perversion
soon there seems to be no alternatives left no I am even more PISSED!
I want I cool Linuxtablet not an crippled Linux like android
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Kind of a bad year for Linux, at least on the mobile space. First Meego, now WebOS.. Of course, there is still Android, but that's kind of a Linux perversion