Specs don't bother me much but the lack of physical keyboard is real disappointment.
I'm sure number of N900 users will keep using their current phone.

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Added on June 21, 2011, 12:51 pmOh & btw forget about Android port in N9 unless Google really removed physical buttons functionality in Android 2.4

Yes it kind of belong to a category or new OS, but because there're many OS available, it's easily compared to another which is similar. The white/greyish background has been sort of trademark of iOS? The on/off button is also very iOS? The slider also very iOS? I don't know.
If Maemo, they're totally different, totally different from the rest of the OS out there, and I love the glowing blue (or orange depends on the default theme used).
Secondly, the "no homescreen" is kind of trademark for iOS. Honestly, I have not seen other mobile OS without homescreen except iOS, now this. Altough it has 3 page, which they call homescreen; It's more like 3 menus, Task Manager, Events and Applications Menu. Where is the "desktop" or "homescreen" for Wallpapers and customization??? This is so iOS-ish... perhaps later they can implement this? I hope so...

In terms of fluidity, iOS and WP7 still feels smoother from the video, they have better "animation" or "transition".

All I can say, there's many influence from the iFruit; It's good to implement the simplicity, but ALWAYS, I mean, ALWAYS, provide OPTIONS or CHOICE for the users.
Some people say there's no need homescreen, for what? But this OS is target for many types of users, having an options is always the BEST; satisfy more types of customers;
Don't like homescreen? Fine, turn it off. Simple as that.
Don't like Flash? Fine, turn it off. Simple as that.

Don't be like Mr. Jobs, giving lame excuses when he doesn't "want" to provide the features.

257 bro.Not 247

That's why I said, it's better to provide than not to provide. They come from Maemo background, they should know better; But this is like an enhance from iOS feel, a more advance version of iOS (too much implementation of iOS or influence from it).

Actually, the desktop is what makes the feel of mobile computer, we're used to desktop customization, not necessarily widgets only; As with N900, the uniqueness of it's desktop, it can make no one N900 is alike. Everyone can creatively design their desktop and there're so many interesting Desktop design from many people; Remember the past members who make MGS desktop, placing the shortcut icons at the right place, customizing the icons, and so on. There's so much there, and custom size widgets, and the powerful widgets like Queen Beacon. All these work, just go down the drain.....
If you're the developer for one of the powerful widgets, from older Maemo up to Maemo5, suddenly the next replacement, no such support exist. Wow.

But anyway, N900/Maemo comparison aside, I would say this device and OS actually looks great; A good competitor against the other big 2.