They're already getting huge sales with the S3 N8 (and despite it's cripppled camera and memory capacity, the E7)

I wouldn't be too surprised if the Harmattan device (N950, N9 whatever you want to call it) will be more like the original pics released/leaked.

too little, too late. With the end of Symbian and the shelving of Meego, even as a developer platform, it won't see mainstream success and that's where Nokia need it.

I expect the slide to continue for Nokia and as the general consumer looks for more out of their phones, the likes of Samsung, riding the android wave, can focus on features, rather than UI.

It's interesting that many of the Hardware vendors are pulling back on the UI customisation, sticking to a more "vanilla" flavour of Android. Light skinning on top of the OS allows for less investment on their part as well as keeping up with consumer demands for frequent updates.
2011 has seen Samsung, Motorola and SE all cut back on their heavy UI customisation.

I've seriously considered the Galaxy S II as my next phone upgrade, despite having little love for android, having owned a Desire now for nearly 12 months.

the only thing holding me back is the lack of hardware kb and the alternative (Epic 4g) won't be available in Au by the looks of it.