[maemo-users] Keeping up with the rumours...

[From: Andrew Flegg]

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 16:58, Graham Cobb <g+770 at cobb.uk.net> wrote:
>
> http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/33284/Nokia-developing-ad-funded-phones
>
> This short article speculates that Maemo may eventually replace S60 on
> products beyond the internet tablet line and says that Freemantle
> includes an ad delivery homepage widget.

The original article states that it's a Harmattan design (not Fremantle):

    http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/05/18/leaked-nokia-bringing-maemo-to-phones-could-be-ad-supported/

I think the "Symbian -> mid-range, Linux (Maemo) -> high-end" plan has
been known about for a while. One source:

    http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4B16IO20081202

Cheers,

Andrew

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