Introductory Statements

nokconv I'm here with @petermaemo of Nokia to answer all your Maemo/MeeGo questions, so fire away! #Nokia #NokiaMWC #Maemo -12:02 PM Feb 16th, 2010

jurthys @nokconv and @petermaemo of Nokia are ready to take your #Maemo #Meego questions. Your opportunity to ask them questions!!! #nokiamwc -12:04 PM Feb 16th, 2010

Questions with Answers
1.
nokconv @iBleeter Q: If takes 6+months to get h/w to devs, what incentive to produce apps for Maemo instead of competitors avail today? #NokiaMWC -12:29 PM Feb 16th, 2010

@iBleeterA: You can develop Qt apps for Nokia N900 today, which will work also on MeeGo and Symbian in the future #NokiaMWC -12:30 PM Feb 16th, 2010

2.
Morticah RT @nokconv Q: Will the Nokia N900 be upgradeable to Maemo 6 or MeeGo?
#NokiaMWC - A: It's too early to say. -12:28 PM Feb 16th, 2010

3.
nokconv @muhmahmed Q: Hi, why nokia introdue Maemo along symbian S60 #NokiaMWC -12:26 PM Feb 16th, 2010
nokconv @muhmahmed A: Symbian is the leading platform for smartphones. Maemo is, and MeeGo will be, our choice for mobile computers #NokiaMWC -12:28 PM Feb 16th, 2010

4.
arun8gb Awesome! RT @nokconv: @arun8gb A: We've already pushed two software updates, and are pushing another today! #NokiaMWC -12:26 PM Feb 16th, 2010

5.
nokconv @kopte3 Q: what will happen to maemo community? only name changing? do you intend to close the maemo.org? tnx #NokiaMWC -12:25 PM Feb 16th, 2010

nokconv @kopte3 A: We invite the Maemo and Moblin community to join forces in the MeeGo community #NokiaMWC -12:26 PM Feb 16th, 2010

6.
nokconv @Sreekanthp1 Q: Is MeeGo the beginning of end of Maemo? Do we have a roadmap for Maemo after the launch of Meego? #NokiaMWC -12:22 PM Feb 16th, 2010

nokconv @Sreekanthp1 A: MeeGo is the natural evolution of Maemo and Moblin platforms into one software platform #NokiaMWC -12:24 PM Feb 16th, 2010

7.
nokconv @pirlok Q: Will the Nokia N900 be upgradeable to Maemo 6 or MeeGo? #NokiaMWC -12:06 PM Feb 16th, 2010

nokconv @pirlok A: It's too early to say. #NokiaMWC -12:06 PM Feb 16th, 2010

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nokconv @pirlok Q: Will MeeGo get an app store different/independent from the Ovi Store? #NokiaMWC -12:15 PM Feb 16th, 2010

nokconv @pirlok A: Nokia devices using MeeGo will have Ovi Store. Intel AppUp Center is channel for Intel-based MeeGo devices from others #NokiaMWC -12:17 PM Feb 16th, 2010

9.
nokconv @plampitan Q: how are the responses from intel's partners and other brands? #NokiaMWC -12:14 PM Feb 16th, 2010

nokconv @plampitan A: The overall feedback in media and online has been very positive! #NokiaMWC -12:14 PM Feb 16th, 2010



Half way answers
1.
nokconv @chris_bloke Q: Will #Meego be available for the #N900 ? Deb and/or RPM ? #NokiaMWC -12:21 PM Feb 16th, 2010

nokconv @chris_bloke A: MeeGo will be using RPM #NokiaMWC -12:21 PM Feb 16th, 2010
2.
nokconv @chris_bloke Q: could #Maemo 5 apps run on #Meego ? #NokiaMWC -12:18 PM Feb 16th, 2010

nokconv @chris_bloke A: Apps with Qt 4.6 will run both on Nokia N900 and on their first release of MeeGo #NokiaMWC -12:21 PM Feb 16th, 2010

3.
nokconv @iBleeter Q: I'm *still* waiting for Maemo hardware in Australia... Will I have to wait this long for next gen? Pointless for... #NokiaMWC -12:09 PM Feb 16th, 2010

nokconv @iBleeter A: We target to support as many countries as possible. #NokiaMWC -12:11 PM Feb 16th, 2010

4.
nokconv @arun8gb Q: Wat about N900's futurte #NokiaMWC -12:12 PM Feb 16th, 2010
today! #NokiaMWC -12:12 PM Feb 16th, 2010

nokconv @arun8gb A: We've already pushed two software updates, and are pushing another

Questions Unanswered

1.
RevdKathy @nokonv @kopte3 but the moblin community is dev-only. Will the users from the maemo community still be welcome on meego? #NokiaMWC -12:27 PM Feb 16th, 2010

2.
auberginehill @nokconv Will there be voice recognition in MeeGo? #NokiaMWC -12:26 PM Feb 16th, 2010

3.
Gadgety1 @nokonv Q: I'm a business user. I want the N900 but I need voice dialling through a BT headset. Will it be availble in Maemo5? #NokiaMWC -12:25 PM Feb 16th, 2010

4.
pirlok @nokconv @PeterMaemo What will be the key feature of the MeeGo UI? How's social networks integration? #NokiaMWC -12:23 PM Feb 16th, 2010

5.
w00teh @petermaemo Does #MeeGo mean the end of the idea of Maemo6 on the #n900? #NokiaMWC -12:20 PM Feb 16th, 2010

6.
RevdKathy @PeterMaemo The moblin community is developer only, whereas maemo.org has end-users. Will meego be j ust for devs or users too? #NokiaMWC -12:13 PM Feb 16th, 2010

7.
velmu @ petermaemo Free Nokia Maps for Maemo / MeeGo - When? #nokiamwc -12:10 PM Feb 16th, 2010

8.
_Nexus @nokconv So, MeeGo OS running on N900, any chances? #Nokia #NokiaMWC #Maemo -12:06 PM Feb 16th, 2010

9.
krystof_k Will N900 be able to upgrade to MeeGo or will there be both Maemo & MeeGo simultaneously? #NokiaMWC -12:05 PM Feb 16th, 2010

10.
krystof_k When can we expect new firmware for N900? Will there be full functional portrait mode? #NokiaMWC -12:01 PM Feb 16th, 2010

11.
flosoft When will we see THE Maemo 6 device that is going to bring Nokia back to the top of the Smartphone market? #NokiaMWC -11:36 AM Feb 16th, 2010

Updated with the 14:30 session:

Introductory statement

I'm now joined again by @petermaemo & @markdurrant to answer all your Maemo/MeeGo questions. Fire away! #NokiaMWC

Questions with Answers

1.
@pirlok Q: Not sure if you saw this, but: What will be the key features of the MeeGo UI? How's social networks integration? #NokiaMWC

@pirlok A: Key features will be: rich graphics, multitouch, multitasking, and multimedia capabilities #NokiaMWC

2.
@pirlok Q: Windows Phone 7 will require a specific screen size and buttons. What will MeeGo require at launch? #NokiaMWC

@pirlok A: MeeGo is an open source project with no hardware restrictions attached to it. #NokiaMWC

3.
@Z0l Q: (the obvious): will the N900 fit on the MeeGo train? Or will it at least live up to Harmattan?

@Z0l A: Too early to tell, but Qt apps on N900 will ride also the MeeGo/Harmattan train. #NokiaMWC
4.
@plampitan Q: How soon can the consumers get a taste on MeeGo-based devices?

@plampitan A: Later this year! And from a number of companies. #NokiaMWC

5.
@toyg Q: will the #Maemo-#Meego transition slow down the #OviMaps roadmap?

@toyg A: No, definitely not slowing down! Ovi Maps will be on MeeGo. #NokiaMWC

Very interesting, thanks!

Edit: I am the only thinking that the whole answers could be summed in "Everything will be all right, we swear!" and "We don't know yet, and have no plans to say when we will know."

rojas i think the same, which i dont know if its good or bad

....wait and watch
Its Nokia after all, the people behind your N800 and N900 after all.

R.i.p. N900

What a sad state of affairs. I love my N900 to death but if this Meego thing isn't officially supported on it will be my last Nokia device. Ever.

Thank you for shafting your customers Nokia. Shame.

One more here. Have been with Nokia since the 1610 and this is my most expensive Nokia so far. If they turn it into an expensive paper weight within one month of me getting it, it is the last money they will be seeing from me.

Very bad business decision - hard to justify, really.

I am joked upon by my tech friends and colleagues for having bought this... "white elephant"

That to me looks to be a definite refusal to answer the question rather than not knowing the answer, at the very least they should know if the teams are doing what they would need to do if they had made the decision to make this platform available right from the start.

This bit especially worries me as potential tailtail signs about the future of Maemo and the N900:

"@toyg Q: will the #Maemo-#Meego transition slow down the #OviMaps roadmap?

@toyg A: No, definitely not slowing down! Ovi Maps will be on MeeGo. #NokiaMWC"

All is not lost though

As a consumer, my main concern is about the n900 Im paying for over the next 12 months and every answer involving it's future feels wishy washy. Answers like "too early to tell" don't help much.

To be honest, the more I read about the future of Maemo and now MeeGo I begin to see that things are not playing out as I would have liked and had expected when I bought the n900. I bought into the hype, that Nokia was going to get behind Maemo and build it into the the next generation flag ship OS. Ofcourse, that disappointment I feel is nobodies fault but my own for reading the wrong things and assuming too much. But live and learn.

I just can't get behind the move to MeeGo, and I don't like how this community seems to have been taken for granted. Not that I've contributed anything of any worth personally, but the guys who were advocates, who spent their time and effort to build it up into something with real momentum have been crapped on from a great height imo.