after reading article after article about the use of the mobile net, im left with thinking that there are two kinds of people out there: 1. everything in a single device, and as small and showoff-y as one can get it at that. here you have the iphone. 2. redundancy and independence, so that ones whole day dont go to waste over a single device failing. these are the people that carry multiple phone, laptops, pdas, blackberries and whatsnot. its the corporate workhorse, where each device has its own reason for existing, and has its own connection to the net.
the N8x0, having wifi and bluetooth, but no mobile connection of its own, fail for both. they fail for the first group as its a second device to carry around, and one thats bigger then their phone no less. they fail for the second group because its reliant on a working phone when outside of wifi range. that means that if the phone goes down, the tablet is worthless as well. sadly, this is why companion devices, no matter how cool they are in the eyes of the geeks, will fail for the common user...