Honestly I don't know what an iPhone killer would look like. What kind of features would make people drop their iPhones and rush to the new platform? Nothing that's currently on the market, in my opinion...

Originally Posted by YoDude

Again, any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

You might be able to control the Large Hadron Collider in theory with this "full linux" "supercomputer in your pocket"

Originally Posted by ewan

I'm actually feeling pretty good about the N900 based on that; I'm pretty sure that this chap's idea of the things that a "user uses 98% of the time" are not the same things that I expect to spend my time doing. There are many, many things that have made me completely uninterested in the iPhone, and I'm getting an N900 specifically because it is not those things.

I was particularly amused by this bit of his post:I actually work on (a small fraction of) the LHC computing grid, and I confidently expect to spend more time on my N900 SSHed into my cluster than I will talking on it as a phone.

The N900 probably isn't the device for everybody, but I'm pretty sure it's the device for me.

Originally Posted by aalcalan958g

I just got my n900 and the 3g notebook from nyc nokia ..overall very happy with it evrthing running very good the only i 'm worried about is when i was using the wireless the battery waste very quick i got the phone it was a little than half charge and it when wasted very fast i download some software set up my tweeter and facebook and gmail acoount.I turn off to charge it when i get full charge i will test again .The 3g signal from tmo was pretty good.The multitasking from this phone was rock solid my previous phone was the nokia n958g which was great to me.

Originally Posted by tissot

he had this personal Nokia crusade going on in Hofo for much over a year already.

So while he might exaggerate time to time he does many times give critisism where it's needed.

Originally Posted by YoDude

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About Maemo and Nokia's efforts so far I will say this. If there is something already out there that works for you out of the box then Maemo won't beat it... out of the box.

Out of the box the N900 will have less software available, more bug related software updates, and a much steeper learning curve...

However....and imho, 3 months later, the N900 owner will be happier with his purchase and their satisfaction will continue to grow as they realize that:

* More and more free applications have become available for the N900 and that they had a say in the development of some of those applications or can configure them more to their specific needs then ones available for sale on other phones.

* Each firmware update that they did receive over the air for their N900 actually improved its functionality and didn't cripple its connectivity even further or undo any changes that they may have already made.

* The learning process for the N900 was not painful at all and that they now feel a part of a vibrant, growing community that shares their enthusiasm for the device and its OS and is less concerned with how much time or money they spend on add-on applications or plug-ins.

However, in business time = $$$. If you need immediate satisfaction and can not invest the up front time required to make Maemo your own, then perhaps this phone is not for you... ymmv

People familiar with S60 phones may not necessarily see this first incarnation of a Maemo cell phone as an improvement over what they were/are used to.

Originally Posted by ARJWright

"go into the terminal and type..." just won't click..

those steps, while familiar here, aren't familiar to the majority...

...and they never will be.