It also put an end to the cold war during the early 1990s that began after Microsoft abandoned joint development efforts for graphical operating systems.

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First of all, you'll note that's MeeGo on this screen, not the droid we were looking for, but that's because the development kit can switch between operating systems by merely swapping out the microSD card.

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In addition, open source operating systems, applications and third-party tools are already in development.

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