feltbuss, let me just say that you are comparing open source development (publishing of the Handset UX code during the MeeGo 1.1 development process) with a commercial product launch.

Is your implicit suggestion that having a vendor selling MeeGo handsets few days after the Handset UX publishing would be 'good marketing'? In my eyes that would be a disaster for the credibility of MeeGo as an open platform for any device vendors.