Heres one thing you should know if you havent heard already: You will be using the n900 in landscape mode, thats it. it annoyed me a bit at first, because i couldnt text while driving without looking :O but im probably better off now, and i feel like a god with two handed multitasking and such... def more of a computer feel. from the few minutes ive played with my friends mytouch slide, it can definitely tell its more of a traditional portrait mode one-handed phone... 1) I would pick the n900, for many reasons. I dont think it can compare to the n900 in web browsing, for one, homescreen customization 2) As others have said, the android app store is obviously bigger right now... ive found all ive wanted in the maemo apps, and there will probably be more as we approach the release of the first meego phone, n9? as far as community, maemo.org has been really cool 3) i SSHed my friends desktop with his help once, i was giddy like a little kid. i cant rememer how to do it though 4) i dont feel like im abandoned, except for flash 10.1 support, hopefully something will happen and magically we will get 10.1 support the 'small village' on the path to 'meego' town was probably a good way to say it... 5) my battery life has been mediocre... although im usually texting, skyping, browsing web onwifi while listening to music... 6) some prefer capacitive screens, most android have capacitive screens, with multitouch, not sure about the mytouch slide. way more apps to choose from.