I attended the app-store talk. I guess I wasn't explicit enough in my previous answer. If the next Nokia device is certified as MeeGo compliant, then apps will be downloaded through the MeeGo app store.

From engadget about meego conference, ibuddie tablet w/meego
http://tinyurl.com/3kh8vfo

From slashgear about meego conference,
http://www.slashgear.com/meego-1-2-t...tems-23153773/

and acer is considering using meego also

http://www.slashgear.com/acer-honeyc...ings-24153863/

i suppose it is the bretzn software stack that is the focus of my interest, but yes, here's hoping it gets meego certified so apps can be distributed under the same shop-front.

cheers

I attended today's conference. I bumped into quimgil in one session and thanked him for his contribution to maemo/meego. Funnily he said I was the only one came to say hi without making any complaints, I guess he meant Nokia-related ones.

So what did I learn from the conference? Not many new info, but still interesting to talk to people working on QT/Meego.

First, Meego is far from dead. Well, maybe handset is, but not the other platforms, not yet at least.

I talked with a QT guy about qml performance on N900. He said QtQuick 2.0 should bring significant improvement but meanwhile he also said N900 was pretty old device... I then poked around trying to ask him if he knew the release date of "the new device." Obviously, he couldn't comment but he didn't deny we should see it in a few months. I got the sense that the "few" here meant 2-3 months. Before I approached the guy, an AT&T executive (judging from his suit) working at the building next to Hayatt came by the booth and asked "What is Qt?" I felt it would have been a great opportunity for a marketing guy to sell Qt/Meego. But no, we got an engineer answering the question so I am now pretty sure we won't see Harmattan device on AT&T .

I also talked to some Intel engineers about Meego. They confirmed Intel was unhappy about Nokia being late to deliver several modules. They asked me about my thought on Meego, and I told them no (handset) device was a big issue. I also told them community had the perception that open-source developement was too slow in pace. They joked around saying that's kinda true because they cannot change anything without getting approval (maybe from mailing-list discussion) first. But they said several Asian vendors were working on Meego tablet/IVI devices. I told them Meego needs a big-name vendor to be successful in us/eu area. They agreed but said it's not easy. I forgot to ask about LG's involvement with Meego.....

I think that if MeeGo succeeds on other areas the handset will follow.

I'm thinking of myself if I would really buy a device from other areas than handset.

A Tablet is nice at home. But without a device on daily usage (handset) I don't really need MeeGo. Perhaps as soon as I'm able to sync and view stuff at my MeeGo Tablet from my Handset it would get interesting.
But without a MeeGo Device in my Pocket where I can sync from I don't need a Tablet...

For those interested, here are my Day 2 pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7817869...7626796244214/

Now, on to Day 3...

Thank you very much for these great pics for us who are unable to attend. But what is that nonsence I'm spotting on the lower right corner of IMG_1497??

well, its 645 am and i am on my way to sf!

crossing fingers that the handset rumor was true.

Dunno if you guys saw this:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/25/m...-sounds-video/