I have an N800 and I love it. Love it. I'm on T-Mobile, so the carrier is a non-issue. I immediately ordered an N900, based on my N800 experience and because I'd always thought that all it really needed was phone functionality and it would be a slam dunk device.

Then I reconsidered a bit.

I do need a few more things. It has to be a decent phone, at least. It has to let me use bluetooth the way all my other phones have because, yeah, that's what I want. It has to have decent email (exchange or imap idle and gmail) because, let's face it, that's what I get on Android. Some native (gmail) and some via a commerical app (touchdown).

So the bar has changed.

I'd really, really like Nokia to succeed with this device. The notion of full linux with X running on a phone is wonderful and could be a real game changer.

But first they have to clear a fairly minimal bar.

And I don't think they have yet.

I don't, BTW, think this device will be horrible. I think it'll be great. I just don't think it's - yet - anything like what I need to get me to move.