Hm
I did hold some hope for limo back in the day...
tizen even for a bit...
'buntu I still hold some small hope they won't hatchet job that hope...

But ..I gotta admit ....another linux derivative that is run by a corp has me leery ..
Look at the abandonment of our devices by Nokia ...and their desire to bury (for right or wrong) ...anything concerning the NIT ...It hasn't helped us (to say the least).....just for example

Better to have a community that works together to accomplish a good platform...
rather than what a corp can decide to take away at any whim.

As far as android goes ...it is fun to play with....but I can't say I would personally want it as an alternative.

All that being said I am intrigued by your Vodaphone idea of compat hardware...and indeed if porting maemo to another device were possible I would be interested...to extrapolate ...I have been mucking about with maemo on touchscreen convertible tablet pc (toshiba portege m780)...using martinez work....making a good mess of it too

mind when I say I am leery of corps..
To be more specific ....
I am leery of vodaphone and their practices and how the future will play out there.

ie. - http://techrights.org/2009/09/27/vod...microsoft-tax/
ie.