Technology has taken leaps so fast, that terminology just can't keep up without "It's a phone! No, it's a NIT!" type of cat fight.

Well, first of all, all cell phones have inputs (mic/keys/GSM), outputs (speaker/screen/GSM), memory and processor(s) - therefore they are computers. Well, they qualify as computers. Certainly N900 qualifies as one, too. Personal computer is a whole different concept.

To me, N900 is a phone. Why? It can "natively" (it eats a SIM card) perform calls over cellular network and send/receive text messages. (About MMS support, that's extra, and not a requirement for a device to fit in the "phone" category.) And the most important factor is that I can rely on it as a phone. It has proven to be a reliable fella that Does The Job.

N900 is, to me, also an Internet tablet. It's small, has great web browser, Flash support, email and Skype/MSN/younameit. Because it supports the things listed, I haven't needed to power up my laptop in weeks! Seriously! For "the usual surfing" I most certainly want to use my desktop computer, but when on sofa, N900 is the thing.

N900 is also able to play music and videos. It also qualifies as a portable media player. Hell, I wonder why no one has yet come here shouting It's a freaking MP3 player and I'm right! The media capabilities are extreamely nice when traveling by a bus or a train, and the ability to play Internet radio stations is a killer feat in a party!

N900 acts as a USB mass media device when plugged in a computer and the correct mode is selected. Therefore, it is also a USB key. Also, because it eats a MicroSD card, too, it is also memory card reader.

As you can see, the list could go on and on. Oh, yes, it's a camera, too...

My dear forum users. Please stop whining about the terminology. N900 is not just a phone, nor can one succesfully claim that it is not a phone. Nor it is just an Internet tablet, because it eats a sim card. It holds a Linux distribution, not Symbian. It is really more than sum of its parts. And that's why I like my N900 so much (although there are some physical design flaws I'm very irritated with, but those are not to be discussed here).