As much as I hate Nokia management style, poor communication skills and customer abandon, I think I'm stuck with whatever GNU/Linux they have. I might complain about the N900, but the truth is, no device does anything close to what it does. I can ssh to it and use every GNU/Linux command, activate and deactivate things with dbus, configure stuff with gconftool-2, start apps, play movies and the like; I can use a full-fledged spreadsheet like gnumeric or openoffice.org calc or word processor like openoffice.org writer or abiword; I can easily play old games that I loved like Dune, Duke Nukem 3D and Descent, even Quake III! I can completely change and customize the desktop and I can install multiple operating systems on it with no fear, because it's virtually unbrickable due to its flashing capabilities. I can't think of too many things my friends with their very advanced Android or iPhone 3GS devices can do that I can't, save a few things like Flash 10.1 or proprietary protocol support (like LEAP authentication for wifi).

And all this while being open-source. I mean, Maemo 5 may not be 100% open-source, but due to the laziness of Nokia with proprietary arrangements like Ovi Store, most software for the N900 is free as in free speech, and that is a Good Thing™. Did you guys ever notice that this might be a huge advantage in the long run, due to reuse of components and code? Android's ecosystem has a few things that are gratis, but not many are FLOSS. iPhone's ecosystem is much worse, everything is closed tight.

That being said, I WILL buy the next meego device that comes with a physical keyboard and a touchscreen. I simply have no option due to the extent I use my N900 for and how much I love open source. If I buy an Android or whatever device, I know my experience will be much poorer.