I agree, I would have preferred the n900 to have kept a more similar form factor to the n810, but primarily to support a larger battery, bigger screen, and better kickstand.

And I do think it would be beneficial to market the n900 sans cell radios at a cheaper price point, or an updated freemantle capable 810 at a cheaper price point.


I still would have wanted mine with the cell radios though.


Yes the n900 is nearly twice as expensive as an iPod Touch.

But an iPod Touch isn't anywhere near the tablet that the n900 is, not even going into flash support (which could be seen as a feature or a bug depending on how you look at it)

iPod Touch can't run more than one app at a time, and good luck doing voip on it. I don't know what IM protocols are supported on the Touch's OS, but I seriously doubt the support is as wide as the n900.

I'd argue that most of the people in the market for an iPod Touch aren't looking for a tablet of sorts, but more a music/video/game device, with web browsing as a bonus.

None of NIT's have been particularly stellar at this task out of the box, and this has been Apple's strongest market segment for years.

So yeah, not to surprising that the iPod Touch sells better as a toy than the n900.

It doesn't take a Maemo fanboy to prefer the n900 over the iPod Touch, just a fan of openness or open source in general, or someone looking for more than a locked down media player.

The biggest impediment I see mentioned to using the n900 more like the old NIT's is the lack of bluetooth dun client support. Yes this is lame.

Can you tether an iPod Touch over bluetooth?