I want it because no matter how long Nokia promises support for Maemo.. the fact is MeeGo will be supported long after Maemo is dead (assuming, of course, that PR1.2 wasn't the final nail in the coffin).

Granted, ultimately, if my phone receives periodic updates for the next 1.5 years or so before dying then it probably won't matter as I'll be in the market for a new phone then anyway as I'm sure the new phone will control my shiney new flying car while starting my toaster from home and I can press the "record" button to automatically start recording my DVR at home.

But, MeeGo will still be alive longer than Maemo, so I would have liked to have received the MeeGo OS on my N900 prior to having to buy a new device.

Of course... I most likely will be running MeeGo anyway.. because "devel" and "community" doesn't scare me. I am awaiting at least a rudimentary Handheld UX release from the Linux Foundation, free, MeeGo that I was hoping was coming in the next short while but recent posts have suggested I might have a few more months. Once I see the direction of the UX, I'll decide if it's worth flashing my phone with it.