I bought my n900 back in December last year and still not updated the firmware.

At them moment I am happy with my n900 because it is a portable Linux computer then phone (from my point-of-view).

As far as I understand maemo-based apps will run on the n900 version of MeeGo because gtk is still part of the platform. This means software before the 1.2 update can still be used in MeeGo.

I don't think there is any reason why people should hold-off writing software for maemo especially before the 1.2 update.

The major aspect of PR 1.2 is that it will include QT. This means when MeeGo is ready then moving an app from maemo to MeeGo should not be a major problem.

As far as I understand the n900 is still selling very well so it makes sense to write software that can run on both platforms.

My only issue now is that the phone app is still closed-source. The phone app currently implemented has disappointed many people and a few users have abandoned the n900.

If the phone app in MeeGo is going to be similar (and closed source) then people will still complain about it.

If Nokia are willing to open up the development of the phone functionality (including battery management) too then MeeGo and Nokia devices will stand a better chance of being taken serously.