The other bits aside, if you read the Engadget article, it indicates "...a stripped down, cartoony version of Spore..."

We'll see where their 3D apis go. Sadly, if Apple had done a tablet device first (don't say Newton), everyone would be considered a copycat. Now they will still get credit when Nokia did the work. True, perhaps Nokia should have done things differently, but Nokia is learning and I can't see them bowing out- the internet has been and will be staying around long after we're all dead and gone. The need for a portable leash to the digital content we all now thrive on will only grow.

The market is still huge for a product along the lines of what Nokia has created hype about. Funny how many put down Microsoft and yet flock to Apple, only recreating a similar scenario themselves.

Sure, brand loyalty doesn't always pay off, but it's not about the payoff, it's about being able to do what you want, with what you have, and getting the vendor/manufacturer to either give you what you want or at least compromise. In using my N800 for just over a week on OS2008 I've seen some major improvements. Some of these I know would not have been possible if users hadn't stuck with their 770 and made their voices heard.

I have no doubt several Apple employees got their hands on Nokia's tablet and visited the user community sites prior to the final product of the iPhone being completed.

Competition is good. But will I bail? No way!