I'm aware of that, and there was just a bit of humor intended by my post. At the same time, the Mako is non-flagship S60 device, previously announced, and just being released on AT&T.

In contrast, the Maemo 5 lead device--even if not a phone--will be the beginning of the repositioning of the platform, will be the first device by the Maemo division, and will have specs that best even the most powerful Nokia S60 devices. There's a good chance the announcement and release events will occur in rapid succession, if the two aren't simultaneous.

I can't see Peter@Maemo Marketing lounging on the beach when the press releases for the lead device start flying. Heck, he's told us he'll be too busy to check in on t.m.o or anything else when the announcement is made. I don't see qgil or any of the other Maemo folks missing the excitement either.

EDIT: The Mako was previously, and thoroughly, outed, not announced.