Industry Quotes (Alphabetical Order)

Supporting Industry Quotes (Alphabetical Order):

“Acer was an enthusiastic adopter of Moblin and we’re excited about Moblin’s evolution into the MeeGo software platform,” said Jim Wong, senior corporate vice president and president of IT Products Global Operations at Acer. “We’re looking forward to ecosystem innovation that will be enabled by the open nature of MeeGo.”

“MeeGo is an exciting new software platform and gives customers mobile computing solutions based on Intel® Atom™ processors which offer innovations for the user experience,” said S.Y. Shian, Vice President and General Manager of Notebook Business Unit, System Business Group, Asus Corp. “As the netbook market grows, Asus is continually exploring offerings that optimize this computing experience and address the specific needs of today's netbook customers.”

“Open source innovations are necessary to drive the Automotive Industry’s transition to the next generation of infotainment systems, helping bridge the gap between consumer electronics & In-Vehicle-Infotainment solutions,” said Graham Smethurst - GENIVI Alliance President & General Manager - Information & Communication Systems, BMW Group. “The first generation of GENIVI reference platform is based on Moblin and the transition to MeeGo with its support of multiple architectures will make it more attractive to the industry.”

“Because of our early exposure with Moblin, we expanded our offering from a limited developer edition to become our mainstream Linux offering on the refreshed Mini 10,” said Brian Pitstick, General Manager, Dell netbooks. “We believe Intel’s efforts to further expand the Moblin eco-system by merging with Maemo to form MeeGo will continue to foster creativity for developers and value for the growing number of individuals and businesses that rely on mobile devices.”

"The convergence of the Moblin and Maemo software platforms is a significant and disruptive development for the converging worlds of communications and computing," said Ron Hovsepian, president and CEO, Novell. "MeeGo creates a unified Linux-based solution that works seamlessly across a broad range of devices and platforms, from smartphones to netbooks to connected TVs. As the lead developer of Moblin for netbooks, we're excited by the opportunity to create new Linux platforms for the next generation of devices."

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