Isn't the iPhone a good argument that a hardware keyboard isn't necessary for a mainstream device? I would have thought that the N800's soft keyboard spoke for itself, but apparently not.

I don't want to waste size and weight on my device with a keyboard. If the next device has a physical keyboard, I won't buy it. Not at any price.

I think just unlocking the unused capabilities of the N800 would elevate it from good to incomparably awesome. I mean the limited video bandwidth and the 3d acceleration.

The 3d acceleration would be a much bigger boon than it sounds like, especially when the hardware tessellation backend for cairo is released.