My take on the mp award:

The mp award only takes away from the competition that is designed to benefit Maemo devices and to provide quality 'apps'(I can't stand that word) to the community. The devices are meant to spur and promote current and future growth for Maemo, not other communities. If they want to enhance their platform let them provide their own devices for their own competition. We shouldn't be sacrificing the quality of our platform to benefit someone else's. Give the devices to the people that toiled away for the sake of the Maemo community.