First off, thanks all for the views of those devices. I'm an analyst by hobby and day-job, I look for everything in everything (unfortunately).

That being said, what Nokia is doing is a biggie; developing a platform/ecosystem just isn't done in this open of a manner. And honestly, I don't know if many other companies will be able to pull it off (in mobile; in web, there are a few folks that can and have done this).

The impressions in this thread have me second-guessing a likely N97 purchase. Not because I like the IT more, but because I *know* more before I've gotten my hands on it. To that end, Nokia/Maemo has granted this person some considerable good will that will be returned several ways.

I guess the next thing is to continue to sit back and watch. Hopefully, I'll be able to get in on a few more projects here and see things a bit more under the surface. Until then, sessions and threads like this feed the beast nicely.

Thank you.