I just switched over from the iPhone to the N900 and frankly I would NEVER go back. I for one need and welcome the true multitasking that the N900 provides. You make some valid points and those have mostly to do as to how well polished and optimized the iPhone is, now in its 3rd generation, quite understandable. I expect no less for the N900 moving forward. I think it will be and is already in my opinion the iPhone's most formidable opponent. I have tried all three OS's (iPhone OS, Android 2.1 and Maemo ->Meego) and clearly, at least for me, Maemo is the phone OS of the future. They have basically thought of almost everything, now, all that lacks is polish and optimization in certain key areas to make this the most outstanding hand held device on the planet. As a previous iPhone user I can honestly say the only thing I miss from the iPhone is portrait mode, as for the rest, the N900 has delivered and surpassed my expectations. Finally, no more vendor lock-down is a welcome relief.