Like what I am now on my sister.. -.-

I think there was a thought in there.... Android is based on Linux, and iPhone on MacOS X/darwin. Yep, I know that. That's not relevant at all if the end user (& developer) can only interact with the webos layer, or the java layer, or the highly restrictive interface / apis in the iPhone.

My concern with Palm's offering is that its a toy playground only. I need a lot more then WebOS for what I want to do.

And make no mistake, if the HP deal goes through they'll suck the last of the life out of it

I'm considering buying one for a friend.

I voted yes but it would also be a qualified yes. I mainly use mine as a pda at the moment.

Cons:
- Too big (I carry a large purse but the N79 goes in my jeans pocket) Transplant it to the 97-mini factor and it would be perfect.
- Battery life is seriously awful and I charge every night.
- Camera is awkward to use for small hands - the phone is slippery.
- Stupid QT 4.6.2 thing
- Meager apps market

Pros:
- Video rocks. One click update to codecs and I'm watching unconverted avi files as well as wmv. That is seriously awesome when you have a large collection from a Windows Mobile pda.
- Radio and TV out. Until I bought a Nokia phone I had no clue how cool that was.
- Shell, Python and Perl scripting. Perl on the command line just works; it's kind of old but for practicing one-liners, it's fun.
- Camera is pretty nice; 5 megapixels makes the barcode scanner just pop - it was so fast compared to the G1 I was actually kind of startled. And barcode scanning was why I bought a G1.
- 32 gigs _and_ a removable micro-sd slot. I hated having the G1's card permanently mounted due to Apps2SD. My WinMo phone card was swappable and easy to move photos, update songs, etc.
- DosBox/Bochs and Palm emulator. I've been using a pda since the Omnigo/HPLX/Visor days and have tons of ebooks.
- Conky - just because I'm a geeky grandma and it makes me happy.
- Gnumeric - all those work spreadsheets are viewable without paying for Office software.
- Finger and stylus usability. Hated the G1 finger only input. It's cold in Iowa in the winter time.

Neutral:
- Keyboard is kinda meh.
- Browser isn't great and the Firefox port is too big and slow; Nokia pushing how great the web on it is kinda dumb. The screen is too small. All phones are too small, even the holy iPhone.

I had wanted an N86 because of the camera but after using an N79 for six months, I realized that 5 vs. 8 megapixels wasn't that big of deal for me. Even if I end up buying another phone for daily use, I'll probably keep the N900 as a pda.

Terry

like many has said - it depends on the individual's needs, wants and attitude.

One would think you'd be the one below to support her...

i would raccomend the n900 to my grandmother... she doesnt know nothing bout the mobile phones... and the n900 will be good for her... no video calls... no java... just sms and stop... hey grandmother!? take this!! my n900!!! ahhahaha poor nokia next to ask if we wold raccomend the device to someone!!!@never and never again! expansive, bad, too exential, and out of competition

Can all those Yes people tell me why this is better than a S60R5 phone like the 5800?

Because it doesn't use symbian, for starters.

I have my N900 now for around 4 weeks and have to say, I'm really satisfied by this wounderful phone.

I can't understand (yet) why people complaining about N900 :-)
All you need you maybe don't get from Nokia but from this
active comunity here! Very much appreciated! And that is
the big difference compared to other phones.

Ok, previously, I had a XDA Touch Diamond with Windows Mobile 6.1.
THAT is a phone you can complain about! It's awfully slow compared
to N900 and windows mobile is crap compared to Maemo. The Maemo's UI is also much, much better then the Windows Mobile or HTC's Sense.

regards,
nexus