The problem with that email correspondence could be the fact that the next device isn't going to be called N900. The N900, could be a concept for the next tablet device or it might not be. Perhaps you should have referred to the next Maemo device instead, though there is no telling if this would have been any more useful.

Promising looking alternatives for the N900 with phone capabilities could be the Toshiba TG01 if you don't mind Windows Mobile, or the (hopefully) soon to be released Sony Xperia with Android OS if you prefer open source http://www.brighthand.com/default.as...gle+Android+OS

They both seem to have top of the line processing speed (1Ghz snapdragon) and screens that are as large or larger than what we've seen in the leaked info on the n900 with similar features including decent cameras, GPS, etc.