i doubt we will see another phone like the n900 for years to come if ever. they way it multi-tasked, how open and configurable it is, xterm out of box. for me it was the last of the open phones. the n9 is pretty closed compared to it but you could tell that was what nokia were going to do to compete, companies like to have control and so do phone operators. unless there's a revolution from the consumer and they choose not to support the closed devices i don't see a mass market opensource phone that is as open as the n900. i will be getting another phone, probably the n9 to prolong the life of my n900.