According to today's interim report, it seems that Nokia at least does not completely disquality the hope of "creating a competitive smartphone platform" as an alternative to the "partnership with Microsoft". A possible interpretation is that the primary goal of the partnership with Microsoft is to provide a safe approach... in case the Meego platform does not succeed in competing with IOS and Android. Source: http://www.cisionwire.com/nokia-oyj-...-0-10-,e248093 Most intersting related quotes: - "actual results may differ materially from the results that we currently expect. Factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: 1) our ability to succeed in creating a competitive smartphone platform for high-quality differentiated winning smartphones or in creating new sources of revenue through our partnership with Microsoft; " - "our ability to realize a return on our investment in MeeGo and next generation devices, platforms and user experiences"