MS performs a vital function in the product lifecycle. They give everyone else something to desperately want to outdo... I'd say that we wouldn't have a linux, and thus no N800 / 770, without their massive presence to motivate hackers everywhere...

I'm still waiting for someone to outdo them on tablet PCs, but i suspect it'll come!

And anyway, I've used Windows mobile, it's ********, the 770 / N800 is a much better OS experience.