Since I was at the center of the argument(s), and the starter of the threads in question, let ME clear up a misconception. It wasn't suggesting releasing the N900 with or without ASR. Read every post I've made, and that was never said, and I don't remember anyone else saying it but the developers and old heads here.

I asked on behalf of the Symbian Freak Community that either Nokia or the community provide an ASR solution since it was a most wanted feature. I thought the dev connection and work we've done with mobiles would create a bond, since our communities are so similar (we like hacking, open systems, transparency, etc...), but nothing is ever what you expect.

I'd never want a device delayed, and being a long time and seasoned Symbian user, I'm accustomed to getting devices with lacking, beta-ish firmware. I have faith from previous experience that within 4-6 months, the device will be nearly perfect. I just wanted either the Maemo platform devs at Nokia to commit to a future solution we all knew wasn't going to be there on release, or reject it, during which I'd work on getting a community solution task force started on a solution of our own.

I'd heard it millions of times that I/we/others wanted the device release held back, and I was clear that wasn't my wish, and in fact I wanted it EARLY, and still do. I just wanted the desktops and widgets to rotate mostly, along with the general menus. But most of the community here did not agree with me, but opposed the idea, and thought I should stick with Symbian, since the TMO community had been using an Internet Tablet, and they didn't see the smartphone usage models fitting the N900.

Now Nokia has made the decision I wanted, and all is well. For those so HAPPY there is no ASR, I hope its arrival doesn't kill your joy too much, because it will only mean more users and more support for the platform.