After buying a Nokia N9 a couple of days ago I think it's a shame that Nokia abandoned MeeGo. They should have kept it on the side. Just saying.
Jolla will continue that work though. I'm as interested in that system now as of what MS/Nokia they will do with WP8. If not more actually.
Ha come on!! What about Symbian while you're at it. And "Windows Mobile with a skin" like I've read several times. Nokia was in dire need of another direction and identity. Windows Phone has given them just that. MeeGo is just a tech oriented mind's wet dream. If people want "open" and screw around with their devices, there's already Android for that.
Anyways, it just makes sense to me that WP will gain marketshare drastically in the upcoming two years. The vast majority of mobile phone buyers are NOT tech oriented and A LOT of them have been fed Android devices that will lag, that are plagued with slow overlays and bugs. Sure Android can run fine if you root and put a custom rom on it, but let's face it, your average user isn't going to do that. I'm telling you the Android fad will die off as surprisingly as it rose. The vast majority of mobile phone buyers are NOT tech oriented and just want something that is easy to use and works out of the box. WP is beating every competitor in this department. People also want familiar apps and entertainment and the move to WP8 is meant to provide just that. Add carrier support and I don't see why people are even doubting.
As for WP7.8, people make such a big deal out of nothing. Obsolete device? Refunds? Dead phone? Seriously?!?! The math is simple. You bought a Lumia in, say April 2012. WP8 will be released in November 2012. That's already 7 months on a 2 year contract (30%). It will take at least a year for WP8 to get a significant enough marketshare that developers will stop supporting WP7 - why would anyone write an app that only a handful of people can use? Sure you may miss out on a few games, but your phone would not have run them anyways. That's 19 months or 80% of your 2 year contract. Early upgrade and you're golden. Who keeps a device 2 years now anyways?
I'm really tired of semi-troll posts on a forum that should be the total opposite. I understand doubt and questions, but we've had dozens of these threads already.
...time to go to bed...