My toughts exactly. Following "Motherships" is about religion. But you have needs, and phones that fit better or worse at them, and that should be what matters at choosing a path.

The combo of Maemo, its software, community, and the hardware of N900 made it the best so far for my current needs. But if the next device with meego won't fullfill them, i could choose to go in other direction. Is still in the future, can't say what it will bring, but won't blindly say what i would pick right now without knowing what is really coming.