Nokia and Intel merge Mobilin with Maemo to produce MeeGo

By on Feb 15, 2010 at 2:09 PM
News February 15, 2010

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Nokia and Intel have jumped on the mobile operating system bandwagon by jointly announcing MeeGo, an open platform for mobile computing devices, tablets, netbooks, smartphones, internet-connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems. MeeGo takes the best of Intel’s Mobilin platform and merges it Maemo, the linux-based operating system that powers the Nokia N900. MeeGo will target a wide range of devices, including both ARM and Intel-based platforms, and will offer users a continuity across devices that is not yet seen with other mobile OS platforms. MeeGo will support the cross-platform Qt application and UI framework which allows developers to code for both MeeGo and Symbian simultaneously. Developers can download the Qt framework now and get cracking on the first MeeGo applications while they wait for the first MeeGo devices to launch in the second half of 2010. Anyone excited for yet another mobile OS to poke, prod and ponder or have we reached the saturation point?

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  • Michael B

    Instead of “yet another mobile OS” it kind of seems like two mobile OSes just merged into one. That’s a *good* thing, since there are too many right now.

  • http://www.fullchipdesign.com fcd@fullchipdesign.com

    me nogo

  • http://www.Inzajeano.com Inzajeano

    Its all about Android for me so far.
    Will be interesting to see how these newer OSes will pan out;)

  • ANDREW

    Cool, but I have to agree with Michael, that there are still too many OS’s right now… I’m kind of a big fan of android and so there’s going to have to be something pretty intensely awesome to get me to jump to another platform….

  • http://www.facebook.com/Drummer85 Zatch

    I read just the title of this article and thought it was a joke for a split second. Can’t these companies come up with names that don’t conjure up images of a childs play thing?

  • Ben

    Too many OS’s, I’m thinking maybe Android after my BB Tour outlives its usefulness.

  • http://BGR.com DannyDarko

    I like both of those OS’s.I am an Android guy all day everyday.But, I would be interested in tinkering with this OS and to see what type of hardware it will be put on.

    • http://www.maemo-freak.com christexaport

      See the N900 and LG GW990 for typical Android and Moblin features. Not sure if the UI follows Maemo6 or something else, though Maemo6 is just a brand. It is essentially MeeGo.

  • bass

    I don’t care how many OS’s come out. I say its good for competition, hopefully it’ll bring down prices on phones bought out right, down with two year contracts. As long as these OS’s can sync with what ever you want it to as far as media, social networks, email, contacts or calenders I’m happy.

  • http://www.nuagung.co.cc meego

    Android is good, i hope meeGo better..

  • Nokia N900

    YES!!!

  • Steffan

    Hi guys,

    here I just found some pic of the meego ui: http://bestboyz.de/meego-os-erste-bilder-der-oberflache/

  • Carmen

    I say stop with the OSs. No one will want to develop a program and maintain it for 6 or 7 OSs. Three is usually a magic number with competition. Anything much more and they are cannibalizing each other. Competition is key for consumers, but it can get to the point where it hinders competition.

  • bass

    if you add bada and meego there are 9 os’s now. Or does ame have different number.

    1. WM
    2. BB
    3. Webos
    4. Android
    5. Iphone
    6. Symbian
    7. Maemo
    8. Bada
    9. Meego

    Or is meego going to replace maemo?

    • Michael B

      Meego’s going to replace Maemo, and I assume it will eventually replace the aging Symbian since Meego is Nokia-backed and aiming to have a similar interface…

      Even so, that’s still too many OSes… Perhaps in the future there will be a binary compatibility deal between multiple OSes or some future unexpected merger?

  • http://www.androidz.co.cc bee empty

    I hope Meego is faster than symbian and maemo…

  • http://www.palmprefreeware.co.cc Palm pre

    This is a good merger….

  • C. Bess

    I enjoy iOS, but anything other than Android as an alternative seems pointless. Nokia needs an answer to modern day OSes. We shall see how this goes. I’ve been coding with Qt for a few years and it is easier to use than Android, but more complex than iOS.

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