But is the Internet still the same Internet as it was back in 2004, when the 770 was being designed? I don't think so. Back then a browser without extensive Java/AJAX/Flash was feasible, because they weren't essentials. Nowadays they ARE essentials because of YouTube, MySpace, FaceBook, Google Docs etc. And that's just right now. There's such a thing as future-proofing. Who knows what will happen in the future? Silverlight? Integrated web apps? Will the Nokia platform be able to deliver when they go mainstream in 1-2 years time? Maybe, but it'll be slow and painful.

The N810 does nothing to address any of this. It merely includes a keyboard, because Walt f***ing Mossberg moaned about the lack of one, and it includes GPS, because somebody has decided all Nokia devices should include GPS.

What should have occurred was a brave decision to perhaps use a new hardware infrastructure that's faster. Apple would have taken this decision at the drop of a hat. I see PDAs that have processors twice the speed of the N800, and better battery life. Don't tell me it can't be done.

Note that a hardware improvement is only one example of how the brief might be out of date.

Nokia is merely improving the device, rather than looking hard at the device itself.