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Intel and Nokia today revealed a new operating system that the two plan to put on smartphones, netbooks and tablets.
"Last year Nokia and Intel announced that they would collaborate on several projects; but at the time, neither offered much information on what those projects might be. Today we've got a little insight into what the Nokia-Intel partnership is all about: Software.
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the two companies announced a Linux-based operating system called MeeGo. MeeGo is actually just a mash-up of Nokia's Maemo OS and Intel's Moblin. Nokia and Intel have said the open source OS will run on both smartphones and netbooks, with support for ARM architecture and Intel's line of Atom CPUs.
At the moment, there are very few details available but it will be interesting to see how this goes. The OS will more than likely have a better chance on smartphones than netbooks. Microsoft is still dominating the netbook OS market because it has the advantage of familiarity. Still, we can't say much until we see it in action. Watch this space."
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You know, it might just stand a chance. It's always fun to mess around with Linux based programs, even if this won't become as open source as the famous OS itself, if at all. As for its predicted success in the netbook market, familiarity is not something only microsoft enjoys. If you ask me Nokia and Intel are playing in the same league, at least with regards to brand awareness.
