No Google = More competition

Easy gFans, I kid. Maemo is much more open than Android, and the fact that you don't have to deal with Google is just a little advantage, out of many others.

For further comparisons, check this out:
http://cool900.blogspot.com/2009/10/...d-android.html

Android also has an unnecessary Java layer on top of the Linux kernel, which leads to inefficiency in the most cases.

And of course, the N900 hardware still is superior to anything else for the moment, and I suspect that it's cheaper as well.

Peace!