Disclaimer: I have never owned a handset from a maker other than Nokia :) I just want you guys back to the smartphone game.
> On the one hand, maintaining two OS teams for the same hardware would be a waste of resources.
Nokia will have to make a very serious platform decision in the not-so-distant feature. If resources spent on developing both will place that decision on sound arguments, I say it could be worth it. The tech scene is not (yet) persuaded that Meego is a dead end and a re-invented, unproven Windows Phone platform is the last chance to save Nokia.
The tech scene is not (yet) persuaded that Meego is a dead end
Perhaps the tech scene isn't, but everyone else is. Aside from anyone else, phone operators really aren't going to be interested in stocking Meego handsets because no-one wants them or even knows what Meego is.
> On the one hand, maintaining two OS teams for the same hardware would be a waste of resources.
Nokia will have to make a very serious platform decision in the not-so-distant feature. If resources spent on developing both will place that decision on sound arguments, I say it could be worth it. The tech scene is not (yet) persuaded that Meego is a dead end and a re-invented, unproven Windows Phone platform is the last chance to save Nokia.