Given that beta 2 of the sdk was released, I would say it's a fairly safe bet that there will be a new maemo device out for all before the end of the year at worst.

I think we are all itching for a new toy to play with, and if there was a viable alternative that would keep me happy I'd buy it now (probably two) and forget the Nokia one.

But for me there just isn't anything out there that I would even consider given my requirements are a "proper" linux/unix platform, not a sand-boxed or restricted one.