Close, but no cigar. MeeGo is not a Fedora branch but an independent distro, which uses RPMs and knowledge from Maemo and Moblin. What you're thinking of is Intel's old Moblin, which was Fedora-based.
The N900 will get is a mix of Harmattan (Maemo 6) and the new MeeGo modules. This means, while it's distibuted under the MeeGo brand it's not a full-fledged new distro but a Debian-based one which has been twisted until it uses RPM packages, a new UI and a few other new features.
Additionally this will be the community-driven version, not Nokia's own. This means they have access to the source but in some cases have to rely on reverse engineering instead of having full access to everything about the device. Nokia could also decide to keep some applications for their own version instead of making it available for this one as well (similar to how Archos wasn't allowed to ship some Google apps with their Android tablets since Google required products to have their own phone/3G module).
Basically, if you consider MeeGo make sure you don't exclude upcoming devices in favor of an old device, which will only get the next-best thing.
On one hand there's well-known content that doesn't earn money anymore but has a large following, on the other side there's free publicity for their upcoming game. Unfortunately it's rare for executives to actually connect the dots.
Depends on the product. Over the years I've had to troubleshoot more than a few cases where the only browser that had problems with Microsoft's Javascript dialect was IE itself.
Like what happened to the LotR MMMORPG? That one is so bad (bland, repetitive maps & quests, retarted monster AI, tons of bugs even in the current version) that even making it Free-To-Play won't do it much good (it's a miracle people even subscribed to it in the first place).
True, even an application button which is just slightly highlighted during mouseover would fit this patent description and such buttons were around before 1990.
Just an example, but so far OS 9 is the only OS that ever crashed on me after displaying a simple standard screensaver. Considering the only app installed at that time was a Novell client I'd call that an achievement.
To be fair, Mac OS 9 was crap of the worst kind (think "Windows Me") and Apple must have known this all along, since their designers even provided iMac owners with a handle to throw it into the trash.
In case of Android they needed something to push the fairly young platform and explore some possibilities. Therefore they contracted out the production of their own featured handset. But with their TV platform there's already the precedence of Android's market penetration and Google's video acquisitions. This made it easier to find strategic partners for the new product.
Bill Clinton said it best (and I'm paraphrasing here) "The most shocking thing I discovered about the Presidency is that people don't do what you say."
Which is why it's a good idea to elect a married man. He should be used to it.;)
The Chinese just need to withdraw the money they've put into western assets and which they lent to the west to finance our national debts. No need to waste a single bullet since there are better ways to devastate the western world in one stroke.
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Only a matter of time. They'll restart the pattern once they reach "Wanking Walrus"
Do we have to wait until Windows 9 again for it to become usable?
Glad I'm not the only one who sees the irony in that.
Close, but no cigar.
MeeGo is not a Fedora branch but an independent distro, which uses RPMs and knowledge from Maemo and Moblin.
What you're thinking of is Intel's old Moblin, which was Fedora-based.
The N900 will get is a mix of Harmattan (Maemo 6) and the new MeeGo modules. This means, while it's distibuted under the MeeGo brand it's not a full-fledged new distro but a Debian-based one which has been twisted until it uses RPM packages, a new UI and a few other new features.
Additionally this will be the community-driven version, not Nokia's own.
This means they have access to the source but in some cases have to rely on reverse engineering instead of having full access to everything about the device. Nokia could also decide to keep some applications for their own version instead of making it available for this one as well (similar to how Archos wasn't allowed to ship some Google apps with their Android tablets since Google required products to have their own phone/3G module).
Basically, if you consider MeeGo make sure you don't exclude upcoming devices in favor of an old device, which will only get the next-best thing.
The version of Meego the N900 will get is community-driven. It's good, but you can only get so far without the people who actually built the device.
It's only a temporary solution, since Nokia plans to abandon Maemo in favor of Meego (the latter isn't Debian-based).
The border between netbooks and subnotebooks has become kinda fluid. But at least this one doesn't come with a toy CPU.
Sharks included?
On one hand there's well-known content that doesn't earn money anymore but has a large following, on the other side there's free publicity for their upcoming game.
Unfortunately it's rare for executives to actually connect the dots.
Depends on the product.
Over the years I've had to troubleshoot more than a few cases where the only browser that had problems with Microsoft's Javascript dialect was IE itself.
Like what happened to the LotR MMMORPG?
That one is so bad (bland, repetitive maps & quests, retarted monster AI, tons of bugs even in the current version) that even making it Free-To-Play won't do it much good (it's a miracle people even subscribed to it in the first place).
You mean, give it the Star Wars Galaxies treatment?
Why not simply display the plain text list on the homepage so users could look them up in case they forget? :p
True, even an application button which is just slightly highlighted during mouseover would fit this patent description and such buttons were around before 1990.
Sure, just as politicians get a lot of money because they always know what they're doing.
It's an overhyped gimmick. The only way to have it sell like crazy is to put the Apple logo on it.
Just an example, but so far OS 9 is the only OS that ever crashed on me after displaying a simple standard screensaver. Considering the only app installed at that time was a Novell client I'd call that an achievement.
To be fair, Mac OS 9 was crap of the worst kind (think "Windows Me") and Apple must have known this all along, since their designers even provided iMac owners with a handle to throw it into the trash.
True
In case of Android they needed something to push the fairly young platform and explore some possibilities. Therefore they contracted out the production of their own featured handset.
But with their TV platform there's already the precedence of Android's market penetration and Google's video acquisitions. This made it easier to find strategic partners for the new product.
Bill Clinton said it best (and I'm paraphrasing here) "The most shocking thing I discovered about the Presidency is that people don't do what you say."
Which is why it's a good idea to elect a married man. He should be used to it. ;)
Ever wonder what exactly made SkyNet go off the deep end?
"Upgrade" could just as well only refer to the exterior, which has become more complex and doesn't look like WW2 surplus anymore.
In other words: They've improved the realism of decoy tech that has been in use for decades.
Have them stop all export shipments to the west as well and the damage is done.
The Chinese just need to withdraw the money they've put into western assets and which they lent to the west to finance our national debts.
No need to waste a single bullet since there are better ways to devastate the western world in one stroke.