It's not that nokia has promissed 2 linux devices/year, it's just that there's Intel that will realeas the same os on LG smartphones and asus acer and a bunch of other meego supporters to release linux based devices.

Status quo? I don't think so.

Then there's the complaints about nokia support...
You do know nokia still supports and updates devices released back in 2007 don't you? N82 and N95 were updated a few months ago.
This is one of the reason why I choose Nokia - customer support.

I don't see any other brand doing this, especially since some barely just discovered multitasking and others automatic software updates (that's apple and google/android) for you.