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They also mention the potential of Maemo. I think this paragraph sums it up:

"After having dug in, we're seeing glimmers of brilliance here that give us hope. Maemo 5 isn't the polished, consumer-friendly, all-encompassing solution that Palm, Google, and Apple are all selling today, but it's fairly evident that Nokia has built itself a stable, extensible platform that can reach those levels with a little tender loving care. The company's commitment to open source and the Maemo development community is commendable -- it's something that should absolutely continue -- but going forward, we'd love to see what kinds of magical things could happen if it took development to 100 percent feature completion internally with a full round of usability testing before handing it off to the eager geeks in the field. The mere thought sends shivers down our spine."

It basically says the same things this community has said - Maemo 5 is not finished and Nokia left functionality out but it is a good base for future development.

They also question, as we have, why Maemo could not serve as the OS for all Nokia's high end phones. And they conclude with what is often heard here: "it's a computer with a phone, not a phone that can compute."