erendorn | # 61 | 2011-09-06, 12:20 | Report

I'd say they just burned the first house before even starting the new one, and now winter is comming...

PortaDiFerro | # 62 | 2011-09-06, 13:40 | Report

I am in a lookout for a tablet as well. MeeGo one would certainly be number one choice if there was a good one.. as it turns out, there isn't really even bad one. Other option would have been the HP touchpad, but seems like I missed that frenzy. iPad just seems too closed and somehow Android doesn't feel right. Although haven't tried these 3.x models, so my judgment is purely based on 2.1 phone!

Anyways, seems rather pointless to wait for MeeGo ones, if there's none published so far, unlikely any would be released within next 6 months. Guess I'll just have to keep an eye on them touchpads on ebay.

debernardis | # 63 | 2011-09-06, 15:14 | Report

Just from a curious user point of view: what would be the advantage of a Meego tablet over - say - an Ubuntu tablet?
Lighter linux backbone?
Userland apps optimized for tablet use?
Or there is something I don't see?

wmarone | # 64 | 2011-09-06, 15:21 | Report

Focus. Ubuntu has no good touch UI, nor does any of the software that it comes with by default have decent touch interfaces.

MeeGo is heavily focused around touch as a means of interacting with the system. And with a tablet, attempting to poke tiny UI elements intended for use with a mouse, is an exercise in frustration.

momcilo | # 65 | 2011-09-06, 17:22 | Report

Is it feasable to build cordia on top of debian/ubuntu/fedora/gentoo.

So far both gnome and kde are missing effective solution for mobile ui.

IcyMoustache | # 66 | 2011-09-06, 18:07 | Report

a beautiful UI is needed only for the technologically challenged...

for people who want to get work done (most of us here), what actually matters is the applications that matter. i.e. functional browser, fully capable office software, productivity tools, a robust core, strong media consumption softwares, etc....

the reason why debian, or any other distribution is a no-go for 90% of users, is because the openoffice or libreoffice cannot even handle a fully featured .docx properly......

People dont use a OS for marveling at an UI saying "my precious" whole day... some people got things to do.... (the whole reason, why people still stick to Windows)

IcyMoustache | # 67 | 2011-09-06, 18:09 | Report

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and thats why i loved Maemo. Despite having slightly lacking here and there, it had features that "could have been exploited" to bring out the best for productivity on a mobile device.... (e.g. koffice, or telepathy for SIP integration, or fcam)

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wmarone | # 68 | 2011-09-06, 18:54 | Report

Sure. Smoku's primary development work for the UI has been done on top of either fedora or opensuse (not sure which.)

And yes they are missing solutions for the mobile UI.

I like to think of myself as technologically adept, but I do like a UI that behaves responsively and with nice effects.

Sure. But all work and no play...

Of course they can't. Only Microsoft can fully implement .docx, something which was done deliberately by MS during their ramming it through ISO.

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SD69 | # 69 | 2011-09-07, 06:19 | Report

You might try the Dreambook W7. It currently ships with Android 2.x, but you can put MeeGo on it using the work thus far (not for end users) of the Cordia project.

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tkatchev | # 70 | 2011-09-07, 06:56 | Report

People who 'want to get work done' aren't buying tablets.

Tablets are a toy and a ridiculous fad. Which is why the iPad is the only tablet that successfully sells -- it's a beautiful toy gadget with a toy OS running on toy hardware with a business model that was based on the practices of the game console industry.