Eh? You stated your belief that there isn't demand for an updated 4"-5" easily tetherable and media-savvy internet tablet unless it has an integrated 3G radio.

I pointed to another thread where the Apple iPod (no 3G) is shown to be in fact quite popular indeed and where I explain how Nokia's non-cellular (but still better connected) internet tablets would be useful for both customers and the Maemo platform as an alternative to the pricier top-end (N900) Maemo phone class.

Then, rather than simply taking your "lack of demand" argument as gospel, I speculated why Nokia has chosen not to bring the modernized "companion tablet" to market at all. (Symbian politics)

Can you see ANY of the relevance now?

I do apologize if the conclusion wasn't what you expected, but this debate does also involve 3rd party "competitors" who are working on bringing modern tablet hardware and software to market, with "3G optional", but unfortunately Maemo doesn't feature in that equation any longer.

Btw. it isn't always about being the first to jump into emerging markets but also identifying user cases and both catering to and sticking by them. A little marketing also helps sometimes.

Nokia (and Maemo) owned the internet tablet market (as opposed to Apple's closed garden) - even without doing any of the above (apart from pioneering...) - until 2008 when they chose to euthanize the whole skunkworks "companion device" category instead of bringing it to date.

And good luck hunting for the elusive next "emerging market" wave with Nokia. These days they tend to ride the early wave before jumping off instead of sticking around to see where they might ride or steer towards.