Well, hopefully this is just one of the many Freemantle devices yet to come. If Nokia was surprised by the greater than expected sales of the N800, they underestimated the market for the device and not the OS.
I'm thinkin' we are all going to be surprised by the market for used N800's...

If this is in fact the one and only Freemantle device this forum founded by, and grown from device enthusiasts may dwindle.

IMHO, people don't like messing with their primary means of communication with the outside world and that's why the N800/10 grew this forum and ultimately maemo.org.

A device that is independent of the cell phone is what appealed to the N. American market. In 2 + years of owning mine, I have changed /upgraded phones 3 times and haven't missed a beat with any of my NIT apps...

Hell, you can forget/loose/drop/let the battery die on your cell phone and still connect to the net using a spouse or a friends phone. You can even just hang out in front of many stores and businesses to connect if you had to. This level of redundancy is a benefit that is now lost when the device is also a phone.

Because this and other benefits are lost (ironically with the addition of new features), I'm thinkin' the N800/10 may be the first handheld device that is recognized as having significant resale value… at least in N. America.