Oooh! A thread I can participate in where I'm not asking questions .

I bought the n900 a few weeks ago (so, after the model was already a year old). I'm coming from Android (which I love) and a Motorola Milestone (for which I have strong love-hate feelings). The Milestone is the original Droid, except released with a GSM SIM slot for the european market. I bought it so I could use it on Tmobile in the US.

The Milestone is a great phone hardware wise, but Motorola locked down the firmware and is incredibly slow to release bug fixes.

Since getting the n900, I've been loving every minute of it. I initially bought it thinking I would wait a year and see what the "next" wave of Android 3.0+ phones would bring. Now, I'm wondering if I'll be able to tear myself back away from Linux when the time comes to get a new phone. I may just stay with Nokia. It will all depend on what Nokia does with Meego.

Also, I'm aware that given that it has a full OS, the n900 will be usable longer than a regular smartphone (whose nicest software features are limited to the "latest and greatest" releases). While at some point Meego will be the dominant Nokia linux OS, it will take time for

The n900's OS isn't as "polished" feeling as Android, but much of that is because it's that much more powerful and useful. Just like linux on the desktop. I trade some hand-holding and simplification for being able to carry a real personal computer in my pocket.

I do miss the Google Nav software and the locale app. Otherwise, I've been able to replicate my Android phone features plus enjoy all the benefits of Linux freedom.