@Textrat:

I don't know how Nokia let you go. They should have found something for you, or they should have worked with you to redefine your role. Something. I'm glad you've decided to stay active here; I'm not sure that I would have. Anyway, many of us feel similarly about the n8x0 platform. Nicely said. It's that damn keyboard, isn't it? The funny thing is, I would probably own an n810 if they just left some kind of d-pad on the front. That's my show-stopper. I never would have thought I was that picky...

@Nokia:

Nokia is not perfect (except for my ex-wife, who is?), but they're in a class by themselves. "Nobody does it better" for this platform; there is no where else to go and they deserve all the credit for this. I don't want Nokia wasting time blazing software trails, I want them blazing hardware trails. My instincts tell me they're going to hit a home run with the hardware refresh (d-pad out ). But I'm tired of my instincts and I'm tired of their finessing-the-market mumbo-jumbo.

<shouting>Hey. Nokia. It's not a race to the Moon. Your reasons for all the hush, hush seem to be bordering on paranoia. And the irony is that I feel the lack-there-of (paranoia) is your biggest strength. You almost seem to encourage your customers to remain hardware/software agnostic; as if you actually believe in some form of competitive, free market. Bravo to you. That's why I'm a customer 'cause I can feel that. Now, cough up some hardware specs and shut me the f*ck up.</shouting>