I agree with pretty much all you said: my N810 has plenty of life in it, as well, and I don't need a phone (I have an Android phone, actually), so the N900 does not really appeal to me and I don't see this Archos thing as being anythign I need now either -- that is, as long as my N810 works. But should it break, this $300 / € 300 device would certainly seem to be a more fitting replacement for the N810 than an N900. Also, I'd prefer a Maemo tablet over an Android one at the moment too, but this could change fast...Android seems to be moving ahead at full speed.

Anyway, maybe a bit off-topic but I'm curious about your critique of the "App Store Model". I don't mean to start a flame war or anything, just wondering if you'd care to enlighten me what it is that you object to in that? From an end-user point of view, the only difference between Maemo extras and other repository installs and the Android App Store seems to be that one (the Market) comes in a prettier interface than the other (at least now, perhaps N900 has a nicer interface). Both handle installation of free apps and updates to them. Why is Maemo Extras a good way of handling software installations and Android/Apple marketplaces a bad one? Is it the commercial aspect that you have a problem with?