For me, it's like this:

I'm happy with my n900 - it is exactly the device I was looking for. It's a computer first then phone.

Maemo is "proper" linux - android is linux "kernel" & clone of java vm. Google does not think technology is cool unless it modifes stuff itself. Google even wrote their own incompatible "glib" libraries (why??)!

PR1.2 maemo has matured to a usable platform and ripe for a stability drive (never going to happen).

Frustratingly, the focus is now on MeeGo - maemo has entered "maintenance" cycle. Meego is incomplete.

Nokia appear arrogant and not interested in communicating with it's users. Everything I have learned about about maemo, meego and Nokia has been through community members of this forum.

Nokia are falling further behind in the high-end smartphone market.

Nokia need a management team that understands the modern market. The aristocratic board of directors plainly do not.

If android & iPhone are the only real alternatives then I will be endlessly disappointed with my future smartphone.

Nokia still have a lions' share of the mobile phone market (e.g. everything symbian) and are doing just fine.

Nokia have done some great work with QT and given us a choice of SDKs.

Nokia make great hardware.

Nokia is european.

Nokia are better off outsourcing thier OVI store to somebody else. Nokia clearly can't get it right.

I hope Nokia get it right with meego - if they make the same mistakes then they will have no chance competing in the smartphone market and become a standard mobile phone manufacturer. (I really hope this does not happen)

I like cake.