No, admittedly I came in on the tablets at OS2006. But looking at this screenshot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maemo_desktop.jpg) and at this Nokia copy from the Wayback Machine (http://bit.ly/YF1k) I still say the core experience hasn't changed much. It's performance has, by God, yes. Not trying to say that's good *or* bad, just pointing it out. (See my original point.)