Second, there is a huge difference between preloading a firmware in the factory and making it available for seamless OTA update. (Update being the crucial one - like not destroying your existing data and apps, right?) Third, I couldn't find any proof that the Chinese PR1.2 is the same as the regular PR1.2 for us. They might needed to create a separate branch to quickly rush handwriting support and char support stuff in there. Yes, I want the PR1.2 also. But I don't want to blame Nokia for a supposed PR1.2 running on the Chinese release.
I'm sorry but what COULD change the device is actual support from developers. What I've seen so far is the usual Nokia lapdogs(Offscreen) + maybe Shazam. Bringing QT doesn't magically bring tons of great apps, there has to actually be some interest for the platforms from developers, and I really haven't seen anything so far to think something would actually change.
WHat's frustrating to me with this whole PR 1.2 discussion is not so much when it will be released, but rather the fact we have these large monolithic releases at all. For all the openness around maemo development we don't have what we get on desktop linux distros -- ie all capability packaged, regular updates, and a variety of repositories to reflect different needs (ie stable/beta/development) I hope this will improve in meego -- and of course it's also right to expect updates to be bundled carefully for the stable channel, whilst beta and esp development can be more dynamic/use at own risk. And cruicially making individual packages available would allow affected users to get hold of very specific fixes they need (for example I'm waiting for a certificate manager fix to address a wireless eap-tls issue) promptly . Let's hope this changes and this whole "PR" discussion becomes irrelevant in future.,
They're maemo and MeeGo... "Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...