Nokia is mixing all the cards and doing something nobody has expected — there are rumors that Nokia is working on a new linux-based operating system called Meltemi for its low-end devices.
I guess it seems ridiculous only at the first sight. Do you really think Nokia would bind its future with Microsoft only? I think Stephen Elop is too prudent to have only one strategy or bet Nokia’s money on one platform.
47 percent of Nokia’s shipped phones are feature phones, which means a huge part of Nokia’s incomes is formed from these handsets. So this platform can bring some recency to the low-end devices. Those who don’t follow Nokia’s activity may think this is a drastic step, but truly Nokia talked about this a while ago not hiding its intention to bring a touch UI to its Java-based Series 40 platform. Moreover, the company has already mentioned — and not once — its plans to work on touch and app enabled affordable devices. So it looks like Meltemi is the realization one of these projects.
P.S. Meltemi is a Greek word meaning the Northern winds hitting the Aegean sea in summer.
What do you think, why has Nokia chosen this name?
