With the rumoured impending release of the Meego platform what does this mean for Symbian 3?

I'm quite keen on the likes of the N8 or more so the E7, however the talk of the N9 with the Meego platform makes the N9 quite tempting.

My thoughts on Symbian 3 is as follows.

From what I have been reading once Meego is released Symbian 3 will be relegated to the cheaper smart phones in the Nokia range.  I still see on going support for Symbian 3 for the medium/long term (mobile phone lifespan wise) for this reason and also continued development of Apps for Symbian 3.  Therefore Symbian 3 will still be a good platform for the next few years.

Meego will bring with it a new level of sophistication to mobile phone operation particularly with what the phone/computer will be able to do. To start with I see the cupboard being a little bare apps wise however I do see that major apps being there from the start.  There seems to be the inference that apps off other platforms will work on Meego.  I've seen the term "cross platform apps" or a comment similar to that used in some articles.  Does this mean that some Android/Windows/iPhone apps might work on Meego?  That would certainly open up the number of apps available and make Meego a very attractive platfrom.

Meego will be on the premium phones at a premium price.  It will offer advantages in functionality but will it be that much better that the likes of the N8 and and E7 etc become completely overshadowed?  My guess is they won't and unless you absolutely need the more powerful functions of Meego or just need to have the latest/biggest/brightest/fastest phone on the street Symbian 3 in the likes of the N8 and E7 will serve you perfectly well.

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