From what I understand of the situation... neither of your options are really "correct." It seems that, yes, Nokia employees who post here do so in their free time because they're just as excited about the tablets as the rest of us are. But, that doesn't mean they can't post any insider info. There have been some posts here that give little hints or information we didn't know before.

But, that's not to say that Nokia doesn't care about this community. In fact, Nokia pays all the bills for the server, and lets the community decide what should be done with it, and supports whatever decision we make. The community council comes in here. They're kind of a proxy between Nokia and the rest of the community.

Finally, Nokia DOES recognize community developers. If you take a look at the new maemo select, page... two out of the three applications there are developed by community members.

Hope this clears things up about the role Nokia plays in this community... I didn't see one with a quick search, but is there some wiki page that outlines exactly how Nokia interacts with the community? Should one be created?