Most of the time, my idealogical crusade for free software and such things makes my gadget-life more difficult for me than for most other people who just go and buy what's shiny and has animated icons.

This time, after actually reading through all this thread, it's to my advantage.
Instead of having to compare specs and market advantages between the models and platforms, I simply ask:

Are the open parts of the platform copyleft?

Android: very few (the kernel - and then some? I'm not even sure)
Maemo: most of what's not proprietary Nokia software in the first place

That's all I need to know. I stop reading there and ignore all other facts.

Besides, men @maemomarketing look a lot better than anyone I've seen in the Android camp. I prefer spending money on good looking people.

Life can be so easy...