My use case is to use a USB DVD drive. I also had hope that we could figure out how to connect a large monitor via USB,

If it is true that USB will not work it is a MAJOR disappointment. I'll still have to carry my N800 or a small laptop. I am really looking forward to the day when I can use a phone-sized device as a computer; I thought that day was almost here. I've been mentally redesigning my "man-bag" to be smaller yet more functional. It looks like it will still contain a computer. Sigh.

Any news from Nokia about when this will be fixed would be helpful.