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Originally Posted by Verythrax View Post
He speaks the truth - I'm spending my first post just to point that

This netbook look incredibly slick. It's like Apple had done a netbook, (but better - the macbooks looks dated already, imo).

And calm down, people. Nokia start shipping Maemo on phones (what would happen sooner or later) and lots of people bad mouth it cause it's "not just a tablet" - tablets are a dying segment, only Nokia and Intel spend money on that - sad but true

And now, that they announce a simple netbook, everybody expects it it would have Maemo? Already? Maemo on this thing would be a terrible choice, since nobody besides us knows what Maemo is - and Win7 IS the next big thing, despite we like it or not. And why Maemo, if a full fledged distro like Ubuntu would work much better?

Give the N900 some time... Maemo just got his first baby step in another type of device
^about the best thing said in this thread so far...

This netbook look incredibly slick. It's like Apple had done a netbook, (but better - the macbooks looks dated already, imo).
... and if I might add, a lot of people on this board and elsewhere compare any future smart phone offering to Apples iPhone. Well that horse is already out of the barn and beyond anyones grasp. This Nokia Booklet however, now sets the bar for everyone else to be compared to.

Nokia's build quality and hardware is usually top notch. It is what will eventually set it apart from its competition in this form factor. It needed software on the device that does not detract from this perception. For that, M/S windows fits the bill. Even if the software did suck... it would not be Nokia's problem.

Some may also see this as a market dilution for Maemo devices it's not. It is a Market expansion for Nokia into high powered non touch screen devices, imho.