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Re: [LUG] Fwd: Nokia and Microsoft form alliance

 

On 12/02/11 15:05, Gordon Henderson wrote:
On Sat, 12 Feb 2011, Julian Hall wrote:

'Nokia has joined forces with Microsoft in an attempt to regain ground
lost to the iPhone and Android-based devices. The deal will see Nokia
use the Windows phone operating system for its smartphones, the
company said.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12427680

Death of Symbian?

Followed by the death of Maemo, Meego and ultimately Nokia. Looks like
even their staff aren't happy about it, and I suspect my n900 will be
the last Nokia I ever buy...

Gordon


Well it looks like when you retire your N900 you could put Android on it if you wished...

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/nokia-phones-android/

Although saying that, isn't the Maemo distro based on Debian anyway? I guess if it was me I'd go for the Debian based distro.

Rob

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