Stephen Elop, Nokia's new CEO, talks Qt & MeeGo

Nokia's "Conversations" blog has posted parts of Stephen Elop's Q&A session after the third quarter results teleconference (the results were up). He touches on various topics, with his statements on Qt and MeeGo of most interest: I would characterize Nokia as a landscape of unpolished gems. Whether it is the degree of intimacy we have established with millions of consumers around the world, our naturally aligned worldview with operators, ground-breaking technological capabilities in everything from optics to nanotechnology to haptics, our strengths in emerging markets, or our assets in location-based services, there is an embarrassment of riches within Nokia. Of particular note is his comment that, having seen the MeeGo device, it "inspires confidence and excitement", but it is also "clear" that "it will be a 2011 event". The generous have read that as saying it will shape 2011 (whenever it is released); yet in your editor's opinion, the use of "however" pretty much puts an end to Nokia's message of a second-half 2010 release of the MeeGo device. There are even rumours that the delay means Nokia will skip Harmattan (the MeeGo-branded version of deb-based Maemo) in favour of MeeGo "proper" (that is, running with RPM packages and the MeeGo Core). Your editor is less convinced by this.