Or, to look at it another way, NOTHING else can run Maemo for lack of openness in Maemo. We can only hope MeeGo will not fall into this pit. I have to disagree there. They're AS configurable, if not more. Let's not forget that Android has been, ironically, more open-sourced than Maemo 5. Certainly, it's been altered and hacked a whole lot more, from the looks of the ROM scene around Android versus development on the N900. Where's all the crazy cool apps that work with that glorious operating system? Not on Maemo 5, it appears. Hell--you have a hard time just getting good MAPPING software, nevermind anything else. But digressing back to "configurable": Take a look around at the modding scene and then try again. You're clearly behind the curve and haven't really been around much. There are a plethora of already much-more capable and powerful handheld devices. Does your N900 have HDMI out? Does your N900 have wifi-n or at least upgradable to it? Does your N900 have strong CDMA/EVDO grade encryption to keep your phone calls and Internet private? Do you even have a CHOICE in that? How many different models of Maemo 5 devices can you purchase at this time? Are any of them available in a larger tablet form? Mind you--if you're just comparing to iPhones, you might have something of a point. I wasn't. FUD works both ways, lad. Full fledged desktop OS like Debian? Yes. At least, in the way you mean it--as full-fledged at the N900 has it, yes. There are many, and even Android tablets can run both at the same time the way N900 can run EasyDebian and Maemo at the same time. Battery time varies from device to device. My Motorola Droid has some of the best time for a smartphone around. That, and it's extreme durability, were the two reasons why I decided on getting it despite the even faster and more powerful choices around. Nice thing about Maemo's competitors is that there are so gosh darned MANY of them that you're BOUND to find some variation that hits on something you particularly favored. Overclocking on every one of Maemo's competitor's devices is not only possible, but quite easy and very common--well beyond the 1GHz range. I could technically overclock my Motorola Droid to around 1.2GHz, but I'm a bit too paranoid for that and I like my long battery life.. so I only overclocked up to 800MHz for now. No, really. Get out more--or at least explore the options a bit so you have a more rounded opinion. Just saying--you can't fight EVERYTHING off as FUD, otherwise you become the FUDster.