It's been a great 5 months with the Maemo community since I got my N900 back in Feb, no other place has led me to learn so much and I revel in the collective spirit of everyone on the forums.

Through the meticulous customisation and hacking on my N900, the smallish screen and lack of app support led me to eventually move on to another device, the HTC Leo / HD2.

I switched to the Leo / HD2 a few days ago mainly because the trading platform I was using only support WinMo, not android or maemo. Regardless, I still love the simplicity and depth of Maemo and would not hesitate to jump back on the bandwagon perhaps when there is another meeting of hardware and minds.

The larger screen on the HD2 is a huge boon, especially for viewing trading charts, and HTC's Sense UI is spectacular. The device's hardware is truly quick, WinMo nowhere near the clunky PocketPc 2003 SE I remember using on my cassiopeias or ipaqs.

The N900 will always have a place in my heart as the ultimate geek handheld, I wish everyone well and will definitely miss the times when I was hunched over xterm with furrowed brows!