Sorry mikecomputing, but devs only flock to platforms that are being used in mass and not just ease of development. It's easy to develop for webos too....it uses css, html, javascript and a sprinkle of C++ if u choose, and look at that ecosystem. Not impressive is it. Meego/harmattan/symbian will be the same. The limited release of n9, will be its undoing. US and UK are the 2 biggest smartphone consumers and it's not being released subsidized there. The n9 also isn't the iphone, so it won't sell well if it's unsubsidized. It'll just cost too much for most. Or more accurately, the price will further limit who gets it. People are listening to Mr Flop, because he is the man controlling the direction of Nokia, we have no choice. Also his strategy cannot be branded as a failure (just yet) until SOMETHING is released. Instead say you forsee a failure or back it up with some actual facts.