I emailed nokia customer care directly to see what they had to say this and here is their reply: Thank you for e-mailing the Nokia Care Contact Center. We are glad that you are interested in the Nokia N900 Based on your concern, no it will only be developed for future maemo devices, not the n900, because the ovi maps that is preinstalled on the N900 is ovi maps version 1.0 and it cannot be updated to the ovi maps 3.03, which has free ovi maps turn by turn navigation. I hope the information provided proves useful. If you have any additional question, please don't hesitate to contact us again. To ensure proper handling of your case, kindly continue using the current subject line Thank you very much for your email. Have a great day. Best Regards, Mark Baņas Email Specialist Nokia Inc.