I'll say it again. I know I sound like a crazy man, especially as the months go by, but... We here are privy to the seeds of a revolution. We're going to see a fairly standardized Linux distribution, backed by a big corporation, pushed into the mobile market in a huge way. The lines between PC and handheld are going to blur like never before.

Most of us here see this, but the industry will be blindsided. They won't know what hit them. The rules are going to change significantly. Until now, everything's been proprietary. The only threat to the iron control of the manufacturer-provider cartels were little hacker groups who made headlines when they 'jailbroke' or 'unlocked' phones...

Now, most everything will be open, INCLUDING THE TELEPHONY STACK. Just think of the power that gives developers and users to do what they want with the technology.

I've been repeating this since Summit 08; Maemo will change everything. You just wait.