Nokia wasn't putting a lot of money behind meego relatively speaking. If I remember right nokia was spending on meego less the 1/3 what they were spending on symbian. They didn't need to spend as much on meego as it is a joint initiative with players larger then nokia( intel, amd, novell, telephonica etc )

Personally I don't care about the whole FOSS angle with meego, I like the possibility to have a common platform for notebooks, tablets, smart phones, and media devices. I like having a solution that can scale quickly, I like the possibility of continued community support after the OEM's drop support, I like having the possibility to tweak and customize the device to fit my needs. This is why I wanted meego as it fits all those criterias, granted some are by virtue of FOSS but not most. Then there are the technical merits of a meego device, which I think beats WP OS, and yes I have tinkered with a WP7 device.

In short I want a device I can use and customize as I want, the only thing that comes close to this now is android although some manufactures intentionally lock crap down( motorola anyone ).