I don't quite get this. Isn't it true that what they are detecting is evidence that the planets/etc *used to* exist? ... and quite a long time ago too.

What's to say that they still exist now? ...and how long would it take us to get there? I guess there's no chance we can get there at all.

what? "closest" isn't good enough? you have to be correct now?

No, the Nokia N9 is "MeeGo Harmattan", not "Maemo Harmattan" (note you spelled it incorrectly too).

MeeGo is a marketing term, and the Nokia N9 has it. Technicalities are not relevant with marketing.

Also, it's Qt, not QT.

If you have one, check it...Settings/About product. On my N950, which I have to hand and runs the same s/w, it says :

"MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan"

Make no mistake, it *is* MeeGo. It might not be the same as you get on the public web site, or on other devices, but it *is* MeeGo.

The Queen is German? Er, I think not. She is English, of course. You probably meant something else...(heritage perhaps?).

Oh, I see you said 'mis German'...perhaps I misunderstood...

It's "It's", not "Its", unless you're referring to Sir John as an 'it', which I think would be a little rude.

I just ignored that part, assuming it was some Apple auto-correct doing a poor job as I understand is common.

> the N9 is not really MeeGo

Yes, it really is MeeGo.

Well, I don't think that's a valid claim since I don't think the CEO of Google has claimed they plan to drop Android - that is a fairly significant difference, IMO.

But, yes, until it actually *is* dropped, you can never tell if it will be or not. It *is* possible that Elop could change his mind, or quits/gets fired - since the Symbian developers were sold off to some other company (I forget who), they can still be utilised. Not so much for MeeGo, IMO.

By 'dropped', I suppose I mean that Nokia no longer have any expertise in house, plan no more support or products. I guess some services might still be supported, if it makes sense to have those services for other devices (presumably WP7 ones, if things go the way MS/Elop wants).

I wonder what about this up coming 'next billion' device/platform from Nokia...could be interesting, if it's open.

Symbian is easy to develop for...QtCreator is amazing.

They haven't dropped it *yet*, anyway.

Also, Symbian is easy to develop for....easier than Android anyway....QtCreator is excellent.