Ovi maps on the n900, like a lot of things on the n900, feels like it's half finished and just chucked on there. Does anyone know if the maemo team in Nokia are a large group or well resourced? It feels to me like they are talented programmers and have a better grasp than the Symbian guys, but it also feels like they are a small team who really could do with a lot more team members/resources from Nokia to back them up. I fear we won't get the Maemo we would like not because of a lack of effort or skill but simply a lack of people power. I can understand for this reason that resources will be focussed on getting Maps ready for Qt4.6/Harmattan but I still want and expect an updated release to be n900 compatible in some form.

I'd really like to see Nokia getting behind Maemo and pushing it, it has the potential to take on androids and the iphone OS. From my limited understanding reading blogs like Engadget and the like I was under the impression that Maemo was the long term solution for Nokia. However, following the release of the Symbian roadmap and decisions such as this one with Ovi maps, i feel Maemo is still the red headed step child in the Nokia family.