To offer a different perspective: I was a maemo/MeeGo fanboy. Webos seemed awesome when it was unvailed and I longed for a Palm Pre for a long time (erm.. It ju

To offer a different perspective: I was a maemo/MeeGo fanboy. Webos seemed awesome when it was unvailed and I longed for a Palm Pre for a long time (erm.. It just wasn't available...). After I switched to Android they finaly came around and released some stuff. The first device was too late, too broken (the hinge problems). Palm Pre 2 was launched in France only. Wait - what?? Afer seeing their latest announcements I hit the power button on my Android device. I ordered a simple Pre Plus and looked into the SDK. So, while 'eekfuh' mit be not interested to develop for the platform: For me it'sthe best thing ever. Maemo/MeeGo is arguably dead. Android is a sad example of a NIH syndrome for everyhing ('based on Linux' for Android devices is really not serious in my world). Webos is not only reusing the well-known Linux stack components, it's reusing a really great programming paradigm as well. Bottom line: The latest HP announcement (although I hate: See this, it's available in half a year!) made me purchase a Palm Pre Plus (which is better imo than any Android device I've used for a long time), to get started developing apps for a platform I really believe in.