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MeeGo Takes On The World And Wins
By Phil Barker on February 17,
 2010 at 00:00,

MeegoWe were quite stunned earlier this week when Nokia announced its collaboration with Intel to create the MeeGo operating system, combining its own Maemo OS with Moblin. Now we’ve had time to digest the information, we really like the idea, and think that MeeGo has more potential than any of its rivals. To find out why we’re so fond of MeeGo, read on after the jump…

MeeGo is an Open Source operating system, and is a combination of Maemo and Moblin. In Maemo, Nokia had one of the most versatile operating systems we’ve seen so far on a smartphone, and it has proved to be one of the Nokia N900’s best features.

MeeGo should offer more of the same then, with the ability for developers to create applications and hacks to do pretty much anything they want. In Maemo, this has included the abilities to run 3D games, full-on computer operating systems, and even rival smartphone operating systems.

One of the biggest benefits of MeeGo is that it's not just aimed at mobile phones, with netbooks and other connected devices also supported. This could prove ideal for products such as a next-generation Nokia Booklet 3G.

We're also excited about the coming together of the Maemo and Moblin communities, with more potential for developers to come together and create applications and projects for future Nokia handsets.

With Intel also onboard, there's more support than ever before for a smartphone operating system. Overall, we think that MeeGo can be one of the best OSs on the market. We'd like to know what you think, however, so leave us a comment and let us know.

Tags: Intel Maemo Meego Moblin Nokia
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  • Anders Feder

    It\’s awesome. Maemo (and probably Moblin too) were always awesome in its own right. Problem was that it was a niche product, that Nokia didn\’t seem care all that much about. Now, under this strategy (which is doubt the result of successful pressure from Android) , finally, a true open source, Linux-based operating system is on its way to the broad consumer market, without all that creepy sandboxing of Android\’s.

    As an open source developer, I have never seen as great a potential for getting kick-ass open source apps on the market as this one. With Uncle Nokia and Auntie Intel taking care of all the trouble of marketing and deploying the platform, I can focus on what I\’m good at, which is making end-user software. This is a first (not counting Android, as I don\’t consider it truly open) – no other Linux platform has ever been as widely available on the consumer market as this one will be once Nokia and others begin shipping MeeGo phones.