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MeeGo OS from Nokia and Intel



It looks like yet another operating system is going to be developed for smartphones and mobiles and released to the world. Doing the rounds on the news sites and blogs is that story that Nokia and Intel have joined forces to work on a new OS. The spin is that this Linux based OS will not just be aimed at one hardware platform but can be scaled to be used on smartphones , TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems, or netbooks and anything in between. MeeGo is a merging of Intel's Moblin and Nokia's Maemo projects.

With the successful uptake of Android in the mobile world and the related Chrome OS to be released, Windows 7 Mobile doing something to restore Microsoft's credibility, Palm entering the fray with their WebOS, the iPhone OS being so successful with the iPhone, and Symbian to mention but a few, how much more room in the market is there for OSs or is this two global corporations trying to emulate Google's success in their release of Android.

Unless, of course, they have hit on something and can build a platform that will allow developers access to a whole range of devices. After all, the project is being hosted by the Linux Foundation whose aim is to promote the growth of Linux.

BBC News story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8516368.stm
Intel Press Release: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2010/20100215corp.htm
Linux foundation info : http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2010/02/linux-foundation-host-meego-project
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