Hype it may well be, but this level of hardware sophistication is now a reality and any company launching a single core device today (or in Nokias case, in another 2-3 months) and then claiming it as their flagship product is going to be compared negatively with these more powerful devices (which may even be cheaper by the time Nokia get around to launching their N9-whatever).

The truth is that MeeGo has been anticipated for so long, and with MeeGo hyped as the "saviour of Nokia" by engadget m0r0ns it would be a grave mistake to then launch MeeGo on last years hardware.

MeeGo must be launched on some mind blowing hardware - whether it needs it or not - in order to help in the uphill struggle to grab mindshare and show that Nokia can compete with the new Smartphone juggernauts Apple and Google. Launching MeeGo on mediocre hardware is simply going to put a hole below the waterline.