This is probably true, but doesn't make for a very healthy platform if the only people you are appealing to are linux users though - for it to work well for nokia they need a much wider audience.

I have had the same argument a mac user many times - it just means people call you a fanboi who are only concerned about fashion.

Again, for 99.9% of the people who are likely to buy a handheld device and give nokia a chunk of their money, that isn't something that is easy.

Didn't seem an unbalance review to me. I am not referring to any other reviews that the person has done, as I don't know what they were (or how it would be relevant to this review).

Yes, if you are a linux user, recompiling things and getting stuff to work is great, but if you are a user, you have other things to do and other reason to own a handheld machine. If all you want is a hobby platform then great, but otherwise, applications you can download and install with no hassle are a must.

I love my nokia IT, but unless they just wanted a mobile web browser on the move there are only a few people that I would recommend one to if they weren't technical.