Sorry for the redundancy inherent in this post, but I'd just like to add that in my view, this whole business about the lack of a OTG/Host mode capability is a big mistake for what is touted as a handheld computer.

It's not a phone, right, so why does it even need a USB client interface? I've never used that capability on my N800, not even once, unless you count (re)flashing. None of my other computers have a USB client interface, and if it isn't a phone, why does it need to follow the new trend and support charging via a USB interface?

I pre-ordered an N900 the day it became available on the Nokia UK store. This issue has made me wonder, for the first time, whether or not this was a good idea.

Shame about the lack of a compass, but I never expected one. I didn't expect a retrograde step in the USB department though.

Not impressed.