No MeeGo Upgrade for the N900, Says Nokia

From PC World: Users who have bought Nokia's flagship smartphone, the Maemo-based N900, won't be able to upgrade the device to MeeGo, Nokia said in a blog post on Tuesday.

The MeeGo OS, announced in February, merges Intel's Moblin and Nokia's Maemo Linux-based operating systems. The first devices based on the operating system are expected to arrive during the second half of 2010. Nokia and Intel hope that advanced smartphones, netbooks, connected TVs and tablet computers will all use the operating system.

Not allowing N900 users to upgrade to MeeGo will turn out to be a mistake, according to Martin Garner, analyst at CCS Insight. N900 owners expect to be able to upgrade and Nokia needs the good will of these users to help MeeGo take off, Garner said.

Nokia acknowledged that the news will disappoint some users, but promised to continue to support Maemo on the N900, according to the blog post.

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