Even though MeeGo doesn't appear to be a big part of Nokia's future now that the company is looking

toWindows Phone 7 as its primary operating system, its partner ntel remains committed to the platform.
n a statement released today, ntel said that it is "not blinking on MeeGo, the Linux-based mobile
operating system that it was building together with Nokia. "MeeGo is not just a phone OS, it supports
multiple devices. And we're seeing momentum across multiple segments automotive systems,
netbooks, tablets, set-top boxes, and our ntel silicon will be in a phone that ships this year, the company
said.
Nokia, which previously positioned MeeGo as its next-generation mobile platform, now says that it will
release a single MeeGo device later this year as an experiment. After that, its MeeGo engineers will
pursue other new and innovative possibilities. ts former head of MeeGo, Alberto Torres, is quitting the
company.
ntel and Nokia announced MeeGo early last year, but it never made its way to smartphones. Nokia
reportedlycanceled its first MeeGo handset, most likely in preparation for its partnership with Microsoft.
ntel spokeswoman Suzy Ramirez tells the Wall Street Journal that MeeGo is already being used in cars
in China, and it's also available for netbooks, a tablet, and other devices. The company expects to
announce further MeeGo news next week at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona.
t's unclear how much ntel has invested in MeeGo at this point, but Ramirez said that the company has
heavily invested in Linux, which MeeGo is based on.
Still, MeeGo isn't crucial to ntel the company continues to support Windows Phone and Android. f
MeeGo proves not to be worth the effort now that Nokia is effectively out of the project, wouldn't be
surprised to see ntel give up on it entirely.

The announcement was made by a top Nokia executive at the Mobey Forum's
10th anniversary meeting in HeIsinki this morning.

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