You highlight a critical adoption point here. Who is Nokia intending to win over with the device? How beholden will that demographic be to usability they currently enjoy? How open will they be to new paradigms? I daresay if those new paradigms reduce expected functionality, that's going to hurt Maemo's chances. If, however, novel, unobtrusive means are developed to provide the rich functionality that smartphone users have come to take for granted, then the N900 will prosper. But the reflex reaction of "we decided this feature you rely on doesn't have the value you perceive" has me concerned.