Quite.

It always surprised me Nokia made such move for US market, with an inpopular standard. Then I learned HS*PA is not rolled out well in USA.

Still, the device is based on old hardware and old software. It was released far too late. Now we're heading in the OMAP3 era. How can they justify selling the N810WME for such prices if newer devices have far better capability?

That, and touchscreen smartphones are taking of.

I, for one, do love the colours of the device. But that wouldn't be worth that much money compared to N810, I already own a N810, the WiMAX chip won't work here because of different frequency, and right now I wouldn't buy such device because soon newer devices are released making 1) the older go price dumping 2) providing better performance.

WiMAX itself has its potential, especially in areas where it doesn't have to compete with HS*PA(+) or LTE in the short term. But from what I understood it is there where Clearwire rolls it out and is very expensive (not competitive). It does not have to be competitive because there is no competition.

For EU it doesn't matter. With ISPs upgrading to HSPA+ here I chose for HS*PA, and I leave WiFi and WiMAX behind. My only issue will be the expensive EU roaming costs.

At this point it might be best to develop Symbian and Linux based touchscreen smartphones. They're having the momentum. That, and netbooks as replacement for laptop while viable for children and people with less cash to burn.