Great post Qole - depressing, but probably the most accurate post I have read on here for a while.

Given how Nokia seem to be crippling the sales/marketing of the N9, either by accident or conspiratorial design, and that for mere mortals like me the N950 will remain a mythical beast, the N900 does seem to be the end of the Maemo/Meego line. (BTW if anyone wants to chuck an N950 to a longstanding user, I'll catch it)

Currently I feel like I did when Psion pulled out of the PDA market, doomed my 5MXs to history. The community slowly ran out of steam and although there are a few diehards hanging on, the community really lasted only another year or two as the majority of the devices became too fragile to risk using in day to day use. I still have two which I pull out occasionally, stroke and wonder what might have been - N900 in another year (if not less) will be there as well.

To early for me to say what would/will replace it. Hopefully not for a while yet though.