Probably the thing that created the most dissonance with me regarding his views was this statement:

"And third, I believe Gartner is underestimating consumer "choice paralysis" that will result from confusion in the Android marketplace.
Yes, Android is appealing, powerful and will gain a great many users. But the mass market will be relatively confused by the incredible number of form factors and options in the Android marketplace. Confusion breeds paralysis, and this will harm acceptance of Android phones. "

While I realize that this is not the forum to talk about Android, this comment just strikes me as way off base. So, consumers don't like to have a choice in styles, and we aren't adept enough to choose the best options for ourselves?!!

IMHO consumers will move to where their needs and wants are fulfilled unless additional boundaries (ie. wireless carriers) create increased cost considerations. People love choices...we like to have the cool new thing. If we all carried an iphone it wouldn't be cool anymore.

Something to think about for Maemo...one day the lack of choice in mobile handsets may spell the same situation as the iphone. The key factor in my mind is whether Maemo will be able to assimilate itself into the greater Linux juggernaut and tap into all the open source supporters. I hope to be apart of making that happen.