My issue with the N800 lies in its unfulfilled software potential. If the N810 acts as a catalyst to make that potential available then I can have no problem with it. However if it is denied to the N800 then I shall be justifiably fuming. But we have been promised that this will not happen.

As for hardware differences, if they provide overwhelming functionality then I shall have to get one and take the second hand eBay hit on my N800. If I can manage without it then I get even more use from what I have. So, either way, this is a win win situation.

Besides, I knew when I bought the N800 that I was an early adopter of a whole new form factor so I walked into this with my eyes open, resigned to suffer the fate of all early adopters. I wanted what the N800 promised last May and not next December. As to whether the N800 has delivered on its promises is another story.

Personally, my interest in what Nokia does is tempered by anticipation of MID ‘s from the likes of BenQ and Elektrobit. The present situation is very much wait and see. What Nokia announces tomorrow is only the first of many such events over the coming months. These are exciting times.