Well, that last message was the beginning of spring, and here we are near the end of summer, 5 months later. Been thinking about it myself, but Nate's mssage above is compelling! Still, with all the new hardware that's come out since then, and Google's new one coming out between halloween and thanksgiving--complete with quad cores, amoled(?), and the latest graphics (with still closed drivers) and that flash support--and, oh, the stillbirth of the N950 (and Meego and Harmattan, too?!?), the obvious question is when the towel gets thrown in. Oh, and don't forget the immenent demise of T-Mobile USA and possible loss of the HSPA network the N900 relies on here--though I guess it just goes back to being an internet tablet like N7xx and N8xx series. (TMO recently tried to sell me an access point--complete with contract, of course. I said I'd think about it. This was just before the cannibalization announcement.J

Anyway, while the company sucks, Verizon's network definely seems the best, especially here in Phoenix where the FCC "wisely" let them keep all of Alltel's spectrum so they have both A and B sides of the 800 MHz band. The Galaxy series runs on it, as well as the upcoming Google phone, I think. If I wanted to switch, that would be the time, it seems.

I guess the point here is that the N900's hardware is startng to look a bit dated now, and I get envious of those larger, frequently amoled screens. OTOH, I'm acutely aware of all the bad security press android has been getting lately--not that I would access my bank account with my N900, either, unless I could get noscript and friends working in microB.

Sorry if this is ridiculous ranting, but its almost 3am and this has been on my mind for a while now.

Posted from bed on my N900...