Miscommunication seems to be par for the course in these parts.

By "several" device vendors and "several" operators in several countries; do you mean that you're looking for which hardware manufacturer is unhappy with the status quo and can become a partner with Nokia?

Let's be honest. There's you, Intel and LG that's known right now. LG GW990 already canceled the only MeeGo confirmed device that's been shown mere days/weeks after it was announced. That looks worse than it probably is due to nothing else coming out and being shown beyond the handset UX - which runs on a device we don't have access to or the N900 - and that build we didn't expect much more than a developer's build.

But as it stands, let's think about running off what you do know. Most carriers are looking at ways to either lock a person in or keep them on their network by any means necessary - and that means either removing features (boo!) or subsidizing (in some cases, yay!) or by having compelling features that make folks want the phone something fierce.

Let's start there. What does MeeGo have that the average owner would want? Freedom? Pfft, most people are sheep. Linux? Pfft... most people don't care what's OS is running on their phone as long as it works. But let's think about it... why did Samsung bring out an Android phone? Don't they have Bada? What about Motorola? Didn't they invest into SavaJe? They did so because those OS's didn't shape up, congeal into a mainstream offering either fast enough (Bada is still coming, SavaJe is long dead) and they didn't deliver an UI experience that's scalable from the cheapest phone to the most expensive phones.

Now, approach them. Show them they can still deliver Android and MeeGo enabled phones. Let the sales dictate what they should do after the introduce a MeeGo phone. It worked for Android and Motorola. From Droid, to Droid X, to upcoming Droid 2.

Until you can say without a fact that you will be able to fit better into the corporate world - FULL Exchange support and provisioning among other features - then what will you offer them instead? I mean, seriously... from your perspective what do you think you guys need to do? We're mainly developers and fans here. Tell us more than we know at the moment and a large percentage of these folks will follow. If you need to ask us about what needs to be done to gather more information about what your vector of attack should be... what are you considering?