Ovi Suite by Nokia to support Macintosh

Today, when I went to download the Windows version of OviSuite for my laptop (it dual boots, I use Windows so seldom that I had more than 100 patches to install, including .NET), I noticed that they have plans to support OviSuite for Macintosh.

This is really cool for two reasons: 1) the obvious: support for macintosh means Ma users have a viable alternative to the iPhone; and 2) there may be support for Linux in our future. I do not know much about desktop application development, but I figured one reason we have not seen the Ovi, Nseries, or PC Suites for anything but windows was Nokia's apparently heavy reliance upon .NET technology. If they are releasing a version for Mac (which basically runs BSD under the hood), a Linux version shouldn't be too much more difficult.

Even if we do not see a Linux version, broader support is always a good thing.