I can imagine with the release of WP7, we will soon get people saying how WP7 is what Maemo should have been, that Nokia is so far behind and everyone is so much better - billions of Apps that make me tingly and feel special.

My response is - fine, enjoy what you like and move on. No one here is jealous. We are Maemo users out of choice. Owning and developing for a device like the N900 is a pleasure, and committing time and effort to building your near perfect device is even more of a pleasure for the common user. Programmer or not.

As far as Nokia is concerned - they made bad decisions. Most here are not fan boys. Symbian will do well, and Meego - well they have plenty of time to see where WP7 go wrong and where Android missed an audience. I will wait patiently and make a well informed choice. But probably - actually most likely - I will pick the platform thats not only fun to use but actually wants me to get involved. That there is the difference between different user bases. I suspect thats where the OP and some other former TMO members went wrong.