@sachin: are you sure that's directed at me, not jaysire?

I like N900's UI just fine. Most current multitasking 'smartphone' OS just juggle between 4 main areas:

- Applications view (when running an app)
- Application list view
- Application switcher view
- Dashboard/Home screen of some sort, to hold widgets and whatnot
+ quick launcher (speed dial, favorite apps, etc)

I may prefer Android's way of combining their dashboard & app list, but that's kind of a minor gripe.

What I primarily find lacking in Nokia's execution of N900's release is mostly on with their handling of 3rd party developers and their marketplace.

Here is a video... People do have money to throw away
I dont like iPad either but I wouldnt do anything like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGUpp...layer_embedded

Well i do agree on that. But remember that maemo 5 is pretty new to the market. The apps will definitely come. I personally think the iphone's closed wall system will not stay for long. With QT and multi platform applications there will be a large selection of apps. Apple used its OS X to make iphone os and the advantage is slowly being nullified by android and nokia with new operating systems.

Lets see what happens.

IMHO there's no excuse of unpreparedness when you launch something to the market. Whether you're ready to take on the market or you don't. Even if you're not ready with a certain feature, then you gotta have an acceptable explanation to qualm the masses. Or you gotta have a diversion to throw at them so they forget about your issues. Or whatever it takes to handle the issues IF you want to launch it right now. Otherwise, stay in development and don't claim it as a ready product.

I think most (commercial) developers have issues with Apple's way of apps approval moreso than their 'closed wall' ecosystem. Or how Apple giving special permissions for their own apps (multitasking abilities for their default iphone apps, or iWork apps and iBook making use of private APIs). Not against 'closed wall system' per-se.

I don't think Apple is exclusively championing closed-wall centric business model. They will just do what's most profitable for them which is still accepted by their partners (developers, accessories producers, etc) and their customers. If open is the way to go, then they will steer that way. Don't be surprised

Lastly, their mobile OSX's shine (smooth UI, etc) is the smoke and mirrors to dazzle the end users and make a lasting first impression. But the real magic is their finely tuned marketplace. Both in the business and technical sense.

I love my TV!

It is very intuitive to use, changes channels fluidly, delivers content without hiccups, looks much better than older TVs, has access to all programs on my cable network. It can also play my own videos that I filmed with my Sony camcorder and put onto DVDs on my Dell PC, or show my photos from my Canon camera. There is no need to program it and if I need anything extra on it, I just pay for it and get it delivered...

I wrote a little guest article on someone's blog, after sending a few tweets out yesterday with the new Apple Acronym's I made up!

All in humor...

http://dlbates.com/Post/admitting-it...d-to-recovery/

Yes we can!

Also right now a device like that N900 is technically seen way better then a iPad, especially when it comes to "surfing" and that should be the strongest part of the iPad?

The only point where the iPad may can get some points is the amount of applications, still here most are quite useless and not optimized for the iPad at all. Here we get useful software free, the only disadvantage is that some apps are in a Beta state. Nokia should fix finally the "profit part" of the Ovi store, then things will change here.

iPad will make a superior gameboard emulator.

Behold:

OMG.. I had to share that around the office. Hah! Thanks!

@danramos: lol, yea that's a pretty ridiculous comic;

but a multitouch tablet of 10" size with decent 3D capabilities definitely makes a very nice gameboard analogue.