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I'm just basing my concepts (maybe I should have added an "imho"?) on what is currently the trend for making money with handheld devices (e.g., iStuff, PMPs, etc.). Yes, this is an Internet Tablet. (Did you think I forgot or something?) Please refer me to the company that wants to make products purely for the philanthropic reason that a select few might have a cool toy that they can hack around with. Unfortunately, not many (if any) exist... No, devices such as these, regardless of what you might think, are made, in the end, for regular people who like spending money on gadgets -- regardless of what they can actually be used for.

Yes, it's cool to have Linux and a (mostly) open operating system to stick our grimy little fingers into. But, that's not necessarily the main reason why Nokia decided on Linux. And, yes, Windows (and, honestly, most other operating systems) are closed and impossible to tweak for world domination, but go to any corporate programming environment and guess what they're using... It's not Linux, that's for sure.

Tim
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