The n900 is definitely the best phone in the market in terms of specs and the OS. I think nokia did always want to include phone capability on maemo, but they just had to take a longer time to the market. They chose to deliver a perfect device rather than update mms or copy paste features. Well the iphone still doesnt have multi-tasking and not many people with a sound knowledge of mobile technology will agree that the iphone is a smartphone. And the n900 is definitely not hyped up. It is what it is unlike what some rabid iphone users think that it is the jesus phone. So u are 100% wrong in saying that nokia never got it.... infact they always got it... they just waited for perfection, although i like to have the latest and greatest just to take care of my techie itch