And yet, the most striking impression I walked away with had nothing to do with the MeeGo OS. My most common reoccurring thought was something along the lines of, "Holy hell, Nokia and Intel have a lot of money to throw at us."
Both industry dinosaurs spent like drunken sailors with an itch. They rented out the new half-billion dollar Aviva Stadium for three days. They rented out the entire Guinness Storehouse for a night, including multiple bands and food. They bought us all tickets to a football game, provided an open bar and snacks for a thousand people for three straight nights and, to top it off, they bought us all touchscreen tablet-netbooks. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10 S3, to be specific.
The cash thrown at us would have been impressive...if it backed up anything convincing. Unfortunately, all the flash, glamor, booze & airbrushing in the world can't cover up the smell of death. MeeGo is doomed, and Nokia with it if the suits holding the purse-strings aren't careful.
--Robert Evans at 2010 Dublin Meego Conference
http://www.techeye.net/software/nokias-meego-is-doomed