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I'm afraid a long time will pass before there will be a device for me, because it must have pixel-accurate touch screen and almost every device in the near future tends to have a capacitive one for comfortable use with sausage-like fingers. And it must be an open linux device, not just java one like androids.
In my opinion, the only features that are missing in the N900 is a magnetic compass and water-resistance.:)

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I am loving n900, but I need a spare device for developing, so I will buy the next maemo/meego nokia that will come out.

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Well i was going to leave Maemo and go back to s60, but i had a think and im staying, i love my N900 to bits, and cant wait for the next device to come out xmas time.

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Waiting for N9, unless it is just rumor or fake news

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I'm pretty suprised that alot of people are still looking to buy the next Nokia models especially with all the concerns over ditching Maemo and slow updates.

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I've said it before.. I'll say it again.

I may have disagreements with how Nokia has run their devices in the past... but so far: They have consistently been releasing devices that are the best for me at the time I need them.

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As much as I hate Nokia management style, poor communication skills and customer abandon, I think I'm stuck with whatever GNU/Linux they have. I might complain about the N900, but the truth is, no device does anything close to what it does. I can ssh to it and use every GNU/Linux command, activate and deactivate things with dbus, configure stuff with gconftool-2, start apps, play movies and the like; I can use a full-fledged spreadsheet like gnumeric or openoffice.org calc or word processor like openoffice.org writer or abiword; I can easily play old games that I loved like Dune, Duke Nukem 3D and Descent, even Quake III! I can completely change and customize the desktop and I can install multiple operating systems on it with no fear, because it's virtually unbrickable due to its flashing capabilities. I can't think of too many things my friends with their very advanced Android or iPhone 3GS devices can do that I can't, save a few things like Flash 10.1 or proprietary protocol support (like LEAP authentication for wifi).

And all this while being open-source. I mean, Maemo 5 may not be 100% open-source, but due to the laziness of Nokia with proprietary arrangements like Ovi Store, most software for the N900 is free as in free speech, and that is a Good Thing™. Did you guys ever notice that this might be a huge advantage in the long run, due to reuse of components and code? Android's ecosystem has a few things that are gratis, but not many are FLOSS. iPhone's ecosystem is much worse, everything is closed tight.

That being said, I WILL buy the next meego device that comes with a physical keyboard and a touchscreen. I simply have no option due to the extent I use my N900 for and how much I love open source. If I buy an Android or whatever device, I know my experience will be much poorer.

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I'm really happy with my n900 does everything I need. Will wait to see what new meego device is like when it's released.

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slow updates of fixes, bugs etc

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i'm tempted to try android next, maybe droid 2. kinda curious to try developing something for android for comparison. though I have no idea what yet..
iin any case it's unlikely to be for another 6 months in which time anything could happen