Open source OS called Meltemi was done

One of the casualties of Nokia’s latest cuts is also Meltemi, Linux-based operating system for low-end smartphones, and it was one of the finest in the world but Microsoft did not like it, because its based direct Linux source.

The project was aimed at offering smartphones at prices that neither Android or Windows Phone could easily reach, but also would have required Nokia to try to woo developers for yet another operating system.

Nokia never officially confirmed the existence of Meltemi, so it likewise isn’t confirming its demise. However, sources (according to Wall Street Journal,  Digital and AllThingsD) tell that the project has been shelved, though elements of it may live on in other efforts.

Nokia announced last year that it was ceasing active work on Meego, a separate Linux-based operating system that it had planned to use at the high end, before making the move to Windows Phone.