Ah okay! This I can understand--and I totally agree. I've been ranting about this EVERY SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT MY N800 and made similar complaints about the whole puffery and pride over selling me a device that Nokia claims to be based on the open-source OS (LINUX) and how they touted the openness at the big, best feature... and then the arduous journey we all experienced to get that openness out of even just the APPS (nevermind even the drivers)... the source code for the applications Nokia themselves included with the OS were held closed tighter than Steve Ballmer's arsehole whenever you mention Google. MANY of us clamored, some went through the whole formal process and got very, very few wins (the wifi driver, thank GOD) but comparatively few things were opened despite there BEING a process. When Maemo 5 came out, despite more things being opened, EVEN MORE closed-source software was thrown in (ovi crap, calendar, battery system, etc.). I've been so jaded I stopped bothering to follow it anymore, but I believe there were, again, very few wins to open things up (camera stack was opened for example.. but the calendar remains closed--the CALENDAR app? Seriously?? ...and you STILL can't replace these apps with a fully open replacement without breaking the OS, just like the old days with the N800).

Now there's MeeGo! An OS founded on a GREAT idea to start out with 100% open source and MINIMIZE the closed-source in the OS. I love it. But, again, if you're building hardware for an open-source OS, why are you intentionally crippling these efforts to aim for 100% open and letting the community fix the problems that they find? For that matter, why are you designing HARDWARE with components that require closed-source drivers? Stop that! Or at least stop bragging about your openness. I learned a lot about how to be very critical about a company selling you on a promising future with openness then dashing those expectations repeatedly while providing less-than-satisfying communications and customer service even on the hardware level where competitors consistently fare far better. Thanks, Nokia.

I'm just tired of this stupid game with Nokia. So, I'm with abill regarding open drivers and being able to scratch our own itch with the hardware that Nokia apparently intends to keep replacing and leaving orphaned with closed-minded software and drivers to make SURE you buy the NEWER thing, instead of impressing us with a BETTER thing.

Best reply... ever!