wmarone | # 271 | 2010-07-29, 21:21 | Report

Needs more buttons. More buttons.

Actually that wouldn't be a bad platform for MeeGo development, provided they supplied X drivers for the SGX.

danramos | # 272 | 2010-07-29, 21:33 | Report

Wait...did you just say "MeeGo gaming platform?" I dunno.. almost sounded like you said "MeeGo gaming platform."

ysss | # 273 | 2010-07-30, 04:37 | Report

I meant the N900 is now the designated (developer) reference platform for MeeGo which probably won't be on sale anymore when MeeGo 1.0 devices get official release. I think that's what makes the N900 a 'developer' phone in my previous remark.

Will the switch also make it simple to replace the proprietary components? (Customization layer, etc)

Hmm not sure how this relate to 'increasing sales'. If you meant increasing margin/bottomline, then I'd say that the saving in software developing cost is miniscule compared to other costs involved here (hardware design & manufacturing, marketing costs). Especially compared to their already was ongoing maemo efforts.

It's nice to know that, but I've yet to see any significant changes in policy/stance by Nokia to go against their core 'planned obsolescence' strategy. In this case, it's safe to say that their track record and lack of motivation to do otherwise trumps a 'technical possibility'.

Ok, I meant 'performance' in a more general sense. The way it affects user' perception and experience toward the N900 and how it in turns affects the N900 market performance...

boosted_4cyl | # 274 | 2010-07-30, 04:42 | Report

no android

wmarone | # 275 | 2010-07-30, 05:50 | Report

Well, my assumption is the switch deactivates the DRM features, at which point you can stick with Nokia's stuff or move to a community build, where the proprietary stuff should be replaced.

It's all about the bottom line. By offloading much of the OS development that is rather out of scope for Nokia, they can hopefully work on making the user experience better, which they desperately need.

Planned obsolescence is basically standard fare for the industry these days, so Nokia is not special here. That said, if they step up and provide proper SGX libraries whenever X gets updated and help keep the kernel current, that's more than most other vendors care to ever do.

All we can do is wait and see, however.

smoku | # 276 | 2010-07-30, 09:20 | Report

Yeah. Right.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartel

ossipena | # 277 | 2010-07-30, 09:32 | Report

did you understand the wiki article you posted?

besides everyone using android would mean far greater risk of cartel....

smoku | # 278 | 2010-07-30, 09:51 | Report

Gosh.
Do I really have to put it in layman's terms?

Not everything looking like free market and competition is one.
Simply introducing new players to the market does not necessary leads to improvements. There is no free meal. In this case you are for sure introducing ie. fragmentation. And the possible advantages might be simply gamed off by big players of the market.

Now, did you understand the wiki article I posted?

attila77 | # 279 | 2010-07-30, 10:16 | Report

Just nitpicking, but due to the silly naming convention, there will actually not be a single MeeGo 1.0 device ever released.

wmarone | # 280 | 2010-07-30, 20:53 | Report

If you want to look at something that at least has the appearance of being a cartel, look at US cellphone providers and how closely matched all of their service plans are.

Or are you suggesting that Google will collude with the Linux Foundation to fix prices... on what, exactly?