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Intel Drops MeeGo

Posted by Unknown on from the one-crap-standard-to-rule-them-all dept.

PolygamousRanchKid writes with an article in CNet about yet more dismal news for MeeGo. Quoting the article: "Like the Moblin operating system before it, Linux-based MeeGo will will be merged out of existence. MeeGo will become Tizen, Intel said today. 'Intel joined Linux Foundation and LiMo Foundation in support of Tizen, a new Linux-based open source software platform for multiple device categories,' the company said in a statement. 'Tizen builds upon the strengths of both LiMo and MeeGo and Intel will be working with our MeeGo partners to help them transition to Tizen,' Intel said. The initial release of Tizen is expected in Q1 2012, enabling the first devices in the market mid-2012..." PolygamousRanchKid adds "It seems one of those strengths is not actually making it into a product on the market yet." This on the heels of Nokia shipping the N9 (which is actually running a weird Maemo/Meego hybrid).

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  1. Imaginary scenario by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 4, Funny

    Board members: MeeGo, we need to talk
    MeeGo: MeeGo is listening?
    Board members: It's not working out, we're going to have to let you go
    MeeGo: We go?
    Board members: No, just you
    MeeGo: Me go?
    Board members: Yes, MeeGo, you go
    MeeGo: MeeGo go?
    Board members: (sigh) Just get out

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  2. Interesting move. by Bill_the_Engineer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I can't help but notice that Samsung is a partner. Could this be the OS we kept hearing rumors about? You know the one where Samsung is nervous about Google's purchase of Motorola and needs to hedge its bets by having their own OS.

    I would love to see Meego/Tizen continue to exist. I'm glad Samsung is stepping up to replace Nokia that went to Microsoft.

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  3. Intel renames AppUp Store! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    New name is TitzUp!

  4. .deb and Qt, please by Alex+Belits · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Now if only they will bring back Maemo's Debian-based package management and properly maintained Qt support to their native applications, and it will be back to the direction where Maemo was supposed to be heading before Nokia fucked up.

    Making it possible to merge at least some things that are now maintained in Maemo Community SSU (last updated September 7 2011 if anyone did not notice), would be nice, too, however there certainly will be incompatibility with that.

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  5. Re:Android is next... by pscottdv · · Score: 4, Informative

    Every time you touch that search button on your Android phone it makes Google very happy. Sun had no similar way to derive value directly from Java

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  6. Re:Mego is dead, Webos is dead ... by 21mhz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Like the awesome Maemo I have on my n900?

    That was abandoned for a new platform, which has just been abandoned for a new platform.

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