I really don't see why multitouch alone is an exclusion for Maemo6 on the n900. It's no different than remapping mouse gestures or keyboard shortcuts. Why does there have to be only pinch to zoom, and not the spiral zoom as well. We already have multiple ways to zoom in the n900's browser--the volume rocker, the spiral gesture, and the double tap gesture. Maemo 6 could support single- and multi-touch input simultaneously and the user could choose what to use. If the SOC is the same generation, I don't see the utility of manufacturing the n900 and with Maemo5 alongside the next n-series with Maemo6. It would be a waste of resources.