Meego will be exactly like N900 soon, all comunity based. If you like that go for the N9, many linux tools for server management if you like the symbian app thing go for symbian, they have a more company-based app structure rather than comunity-based structure I believe I am a linux geek so I am quite biased, but base your purchase on previous experience, Meego is pretty much Maemo 6 + Intel people I believe so if you liked the software and comunity driven style on the N900 go for the N9, else for the 701 EDIT: BTW I do not have an N9, only an N900 I am not SO biased