Because 1) the changes in the form factor is hard to see the rationale behind unless it is compared to full up voice phones, and 2) Nokia needs such a phone, the N97 is falling behind the Xperia, Touch Pro2, and other top model smartphones, and 3) I didn't know about any five step plan for Maemo. Nokia needs to do something, but I fear they're gonna fall yet another year behind because the Maemo phone may not be ready yet. We've just been discussing the need for such a phone, and how that would fit with what we've seen. If the render and the photo we've seen in this thread are accurate, and this is going to be "just" the successor to the N810... ...then not only the shrunken screen but even more the three row keyboard is hard to explain. If this is just a successor to the N810 with an added SIM card slot, then I think many N810 (and N800) owners will consider their current model better featured.