MeeGo is an OS with much potential, unless someone mentions it to Nokia, and then all we will hear is how it’s not Windows Phone.
However, it is an OS that is in most ways amazing. It can be utilised on multiple different platforms and is customisable in so many ways.
So what is it missing, and why have we not heard more about it? Well, aside from Nokia’s small movement with the OS there hasn’t been much coming from Intel regarding their home-grown linux-based OS.
We may be about to hear a little bit more though, as thanks to OpenMobile we have ACL. ACL stands for Application Compatibility Layer and it pulls on both the runtime environment and the Dalvik Virtual Machine that Android uses, allowing 100% compatibility with ALL Android applications.
There is a video of ACL running here. Everything looked to be running smoothly; we have full 3D graphics and there seems to be no lag running the applications on an OS they were not designed for. The fun however does not stop there, as not only does ACL give you the possibility to run Android apps on MeeGo, it would also be possible to use ACL on Symbian, WebOS, Bada, and even Windows based operating systems.
This is a monumental feat. Could you imagine swapping from handset to handset not having to lose your favourite apps no matter what OS you are using?
This is where we hit the snag. At the moment OpenMobile are not planning on releasing an app player-like app. The reasons for this is that OpenMobile are looking at OEM manufacturers to pick up their features, rather than consumers. We also have to think about how happy Google would be with their apps running on other OS – would this be a deterrent for people choosing Android over another OS?