It's very good. I've been a very happy owner of both 770 and N810 (the "Internet Tablets" that were the grandparents of N900. The points are two: 1) directions

It's very good. I've been a very happy owner of both 770 and N810 (the "Internet Tablets" that were the grandparents of N900. The points are two: 1) directions seems not clear... maemo is gtk+-based, but Nokia bought Trolltech (and qt). This version of maemo is still gtk-based but, they say, "next will be qt-based". Older products are now totally discontinued (no updates, no new version of OS)... It is complicated to trust them 2) iPhoneOS is FUN to program and there is a clear business model and "go to market" strategy for indipendent software developers. Hey, it happens you can actually, and easily, making money with your hobby! That give iPhoneOS the impressive number of apps it have, many of them of high quality (because you can have, and typically have, actual paying customers)... Maemo is Debian, with a VERY small screen, in terms of resolution, no clear way of making some money and a (relatively) boring SDK. Just to be clear: maemo is WAY better than Symbian (hey, you have to have Windows to develop for symbian, last time I looked upon it) and I would really like (like the other guy) to have a debian-based OS on my phone. And I use a Nokia as my primary PHONE (and I use iphone as a portable internet device). But it's true (and the article is very well written): the bears are on the door and they have to reinvent themeselves. btw: give a look to the Ovi Store sometimes... is really depressing (and often gives curious errors).