Symbian 3 and 4 and the lack of an OS like Apple has is what is keeping Nokia from competing. Meego is their solution to that problem.

Nokia and others now see the wisdom in owning the OS that your phone runs. Symbian 3 and 4 can't keep up and a rewrite won't get it done either. Meego is their only hope. Google got it done with Android and showed the way. Now Nokia et al are going to rely on Meego.

Expect Meego to develop very quickly. Nodia's future relies on it.

Yes its new. That is a good thing. The market wants something new AND BETTER.