I think you are being pedantic about using the word pedantic. ;-)

Unfortunately, if the n-series is Nokia's answer to multimedia, they are way out of their league. There are all kinds of devices that do that job better (like the aforementioned Archos 605 or Ipod touch.)

Maybe, like you said, they will get there head in the game and release an e-series version. It wouldn't even have to have any hardware changes. Just give it the necessary software.

Yeah... claiming 'n-series' on 'Why isn't there decent PIM apps by default?' is serious weaksauce when you look at the video bandwidth situation.*

Regardless of the business justifications, the basic truth remains:
The advantages of the NITs come from their flexibility.
The weaknesses of the NITs come from their flexibility.

They won't do GPS as well as a GPS device.**
They won't do Media as well as a Media device.**
They won't do PIM as well as a PIM device.**

The saving grace, of course, is that you can carry an n800 and do a little bit of all those things. You don't need a Mogul and a Garmin and an Archos. For people who need top-shelf implementations of those functions, the NITs may not be a solution. But nothing comes close to offering all of that in one package, so you shouldn't discount this one device simply because it can't do everything, out of the box, at $480.


* If they're serious about it, Nokia should seriously consider a new letter-line for tablet computing. Because there's nothing about a hypothetical e810 that wouldn't just be a software fix. And fixes to the video bandwidth problem would help video calling just as much as media apps.

** Not that they shouldn't be working their butts off to close the gap.

Maybe the tablets should have been sponsored by a (nonexistent) new group, and carry a different letter designator. Hmm... "i" has been spoken for... maybe "t"?

Then the t1000 will be nearly indestructable, right? And the t2000 would morph...