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This is an unsubstantiated rumor. I don't know if anyone here actually read the article, but it's just a couple paragraphs that say Intel will be releasing an

This is an unsubstantiated rumor. I don't know if anyone here actually read the article, but it's just a couple paragraphs that say Intel will be releasing an Android or Windows phone in the near future and that they've "temporarily" put MeeGo on hold due to lack of interest. Quoted immediately after this is an Intel statement asserting that "[Intel] remains committed to MeeGo..."

beagle3 15y ago
Which is PR speak for "we're killing it but not yet confirming". MeeGo is way behind Android with much less to offer, and much less investment. If it's not dead yet, it will be because of this "temporary" hold, which Android (which is just as cheap for manufacturers) continues to make huge leaps. Sadly, Intel would be better off scrapping MeeGo and the Itanium - but for now, they don't officially do either.
- cookiecaper 15y ago
  MeeGo also has a much broader set of target platforms along with some other fundamental philosophical differences. Android is exclusively a mobile OS and it diverges significantly from a typical Linux install, whereas MeeGo is much more standard and can run normal applications without too much trickery, as I understand it. MeeGo could be very interesting. Every distribution doesn't need to have the goal of "crush Android, become #1 marketshare". MeeGo could even get there eventually, but I don't think that's ever been a priority for the Intel/Nokia team. And let's not forget that MeeGo was formed by combining Maemo and Moblin; both Intel and Nokia were working on the software independently before Elop sold out to his buddies at Microsoft, so there's not necessarily a reason to believe that Intel doesn't have an interest in continuing the project independently. There is still a lot of hope for MeeGo as far as I'm concerned. It'd be a shame if Intel dropped it merely because Nokia has become a Microsoft pawn and Android is going on to (at least short-term) dominance of the mobile phone market.
  - beagle3 15y ago
    It's a question of cost vs. benefits. I know how Google benefits from Android; I know how Nokia was planning to benefit from Maemo/Meego before Elop happened. I have no idea how Intel is planning to benefit from MeeGo. And talking to one of the MeeGo program guys a few months ago, I'm not sure Intel does either -- it's not keeping anyone an Intel customer, with ARMs eating their lunch on every device other than the extended PC family (laptops, netbooks, desktops, servers) - and of these, the cheaper two are already showing nontrivial signs of ARM presence, through keyboard-docked-tablets like the Iconia and Transformer.
icefox 15y ago
Agreed, flagged. Write some catchy headline and inserting a denial by the company gets link. I just heard.... Microsoft reportedly plans to temporarily discontinue development of its Windows OS due to a lack of enthusiasm for the platform from handset and tablet PC vendors. Instead, Microsoft will focus on hardware products, with its handset platforms to be paired with either MeeGo or Android Phone in 2012, according to industry sources. In response, Microsoft said it does not comment on industry speculation or rumor. The company did say it remains committed to Windows and will continue to work with the community to develop and help meet the needs of customers and end users.

beagle3 15y ago

Which is PR speak for "we're killing it but not yet confirming". MeeGo is way behind Android with much less to offer, and much less investment. If it's not dead yet, it will be because of this "temporary" hold, which Android (which is just as cheap for manufacturers) continues to make huge leaps. Sadly, Intel would be better off scrapping MeeGo and the Itanium - but for now, they don't officially do either.

cookiecaper 15y ago
MeeGo also has a much broader set of target platforms along with some other fundamental philosophical differences. Android is exclusively a mobile OS and it diverges significantly from a typical Linux install, whereas MeeGo is much more standard and can run normal applications without too much trickery, as I understand it. MeeGo could be very interesting. Every distribution doesn't need to have the goal of "crush Android, become #1 marketshare". MeeGo could even get there eventually, but I don't think that's ever been a priority for the Intel/Nokia team. And let's not forget that MeeGo was formed by combining Maemo and Moblin; both Intel and Nokia were working on the software independently before Elop sold out to his buddies at Microsoft, so there's not necessarily a reason to believe that Intel doesn't have an interest in continuing the project independently. There is still a lot of hope for MeeGo as far as I'm concerned. It'd be a shame if Intel dropped it merely because Nokia has become a Microsoft pawn and Android is going on to (at least short-term) dominance of the mobile phone market.
- beagle3 15y ago
  It's a question of cost vs. benefits. I know how Google benefits from Android; I know how Nokia was planning to benefit from Maemo/Meego before Elop happened. I have no idea how Intel is planning to benefit from MeeGo. And talking to one of the MeeGo program guys a few months ago, I'm not sure Intel does either -- it's not keeping anyone an Intel customer, with ARMs eating their lunch on every device other than the extended PC family (laptops, netbooks, desktops, servers) - and of these, the cheaper two are already showing nontrivial signs of ARM presence, through keyboard-docked-tablets like the Iconia and Transformer.

icefox 15y ago

Agreed, flagged. Write some catchy headline and inserting a denial by the company gets link. I just heard.... Microsoft reportedly plans to temporarily discontinue development of its Windows OS due to a lack of enthusiasm for the platform from handset and tablet PC vendors. Instead, Microsoft will focus on hardware products, with its handset platforms to be paired with either MeeGo or Android Phone in 2012, according to industry sources. In response, Microsoft said it does not comment on industry speculation or rumor. The company did say it remains committed to Windows and will continue to work with the community to develop and help meet the needs of customers and end users.