Intel to discontinue MeeGo development temporarily

Rumor has it that Intel will be temporarily discontinuing development on MeeGo development which coming after Nokia basically put MeeGo in the background as a platform for "long-term market exploration", may well mean the end of the platform.

Intel is, of course, denying such rumors, saying that they are still committed to the Linux-based OS.

MeeGo had high ambitions to power anything from smartphones through car infotainment systems to netbooks. So far, we have seen only one MeeGo smartphone, but thats about it.

Now the rumor mill is pointing towards Android and Windows Phone as the OSes of choice for Intel handset platforms and saying that the chip giant will stick to hardware from now on.