Jan 06 2009
The iPhone killer existed before the iPhone
And Nokia didn’t know about it. The Linux-based Maemo platform had all the potential to radically change the cell phone landscape long before Apple came out with the iPhone. But Nokia preferred to be ultra-conservative and marketed the Internet Tablet devices such as the Nokia N810 as a toy for geeks.
Maybe this strategy has paid off since now Nokia is hiring those geeks to work on the Maemo software platform. This is a good sign for the free software movement because Nokia is flexing its muscles in the business arena pushing both its free/open source platforms: QT/GTK+ Maemo and the upcoming open sourced Symbian.
Way to go Nokia. Only be fast because I need a new phone and I have decided to buy one that comes with freedom attached, no strings.
Are you a developer? Apply here: Nokia – Apply Your Imagination.
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