[sirkneeland]

I feel your pain. I've had platforms I loved killed twice for want of competent management: webOS and MeeGo (mainly in its harmattan avatar). And in the case of webOS I was an employee there, so I really feel your pain.

here are some random disjointed thoughts: 1) it ain't over til it's over. 2) even if it is over your Z10/Q10 still has a lot of life left in it. I still have and lovingly use my Nokia N9, and heck there are still people clutching to their Newtons! 3) it's not necessarily a smartphone duopoly. Not just because of Windows Phone, Tizen etc but also for the emergence of smaller, community powered niche devices like Jolla Sailfish and Ubuntu. There will always be a ticket out of the "duopoly"...I for one can't wait to get my Jolla.

[ikerrin]

Thanks for the supportive words. I do have 18 months before I need to start thinking about my next smartphone, and I really wonder what the market will look like then.