I knew this was doomed when:

* Nokia canned Maemo

* Canned N900 Development

* No OVI services for Maemo

* No Marketing of N900

* Heard the same tune from Nokia management about long term plans

* The same failed leadership were not fired early enough ... some are still around.

* Because of Meego I saw that no phone would be released to replace the N900 and the Maemo hype early enough leading to an OS that would be DOA.

* Development confusion as to what and who was working on what.

* Unrealistic time frames for the OS to be delivered.

* Nokia went SILENT and couldn't defend it's position ... I think this lack of initiative to publically back and boast about your future platform was ultimately the most destructive. It showed no confidence of Meego and Maemo from day one. It was a lacklustre play for time by the previous management.

So now I stand here mad at Elop's decision but in retrospect he is the first confident Nokia CEO and one with a plan who is actively selling it. I hate the decision, but I wonder if this came about because of the horrible leadership of the past. So I am angry at the collective management from the present to the past ... sorely disappointed as to how the great juggernaut Nokia is now at the whims of MS.

BTW, I knew because Nokia has always been non-committal and so past experience shows they keep missing targets and dropping peoples expectations quite too often (N97).