I agree totally on the software compatibility issue: That is something that should not happen. Period.

I also agree that not including a Java runtime on the N800 is tantamount to a hanging offense.

I'd like to agree on the application installation issue, if it were certain that it is an issue: Sofar I've read nothing about the application installer; that might mean that it's still the same convoluted mess it was, or it might mean that it's been fixed (not "improved", mind you, just fixed), or it might mean noone's looked at it yet.

I only partially agree on the USB issue: On the one hand, having no powered USB-port is really good for battery life; on the other, USB is so ubiquitous that it's plainly silly not to allow for full connectivity; the gripping hand: Nokia should have made available by now a battery-powered USB hub for the Nxxx.

I so don't agree on the QTopia issue: I have an Archos PMA430 myself, a QTopia-based device, and the majority of applications on killefiz simply doesn't run on it. Several bad implementation decisions have made the QTopia platform an even bigger compatibility mess than ITOS. That said, a QTopia distribution for the 770/800 might not be a bad idea.

I think you're wrong on the battery issue: the 770 has a more than decent battery life and the fact that, if I am to believe what other posters claim, the N800 achieves similar figures with the same battery and twice the processor power, is next to a miracle.

I also think you're completely missing the point of the 770/800 platform by complaining about no PDA functionality included.

And finally, I think you're completely bonkers in your complaint about the absence of a GSM/GPRS module. Repeat after me: IT'S NOT A PHONE!