If there was such a thing as an open service platform in the world of US - mobile it would be and always has been T-Mobile/Voicestream. In the US they have always offered and have been friendly to unlocked devices, unlimited internet, the first android, the first wifi-hotspot active phones. Their customer service is the only one I would consider worth calling or having. AT&T is closed in comparison and I've never heard someone tell me what a great service or customer service experience they have had with AT&T. We will lose in a lot of ways, but the loss of service and open platforms is the part that will hit me the hardest.

I've owned from the 770 up and have always been a bit dissapointed with each device (software) but always with a sense of goodwill to Nokia for the concept. As a stockholder (thankfully not a lot) and a avid linux developer the N900 was exactly what I wanted. I bought it about a year ago after I retired the G1. The N900 still rocks and is one of the better hardware platforms available. Problem is, development is halted, flash is no supported fully, and I got tired of waiting for 20 minutes to list out applications, and Nokia has spat in my face one too many times with this phone. I had planned to grab up a N8, but I am over Nokia for a few years. Now I am back to Android (T Mobile MyTouch G4) but I keep my N900 as my skype/grandcentral/sip/music/travel/calendar/stereo. Mostly because I came to realize the (maemo) project was drying up and I'd be better off doing some Android development anyways. I hope Nokia can get their heads out of their assets and get us MeeGo or something great with the MS partnership. Until then, its Android.

Thanks gandhi. Why would anyone assume linux desktop or server compatibility a requirement of a product. Their servers are or were probably a result of free software distributions and they offer a great product for the price. Does MS or Ubuntu offer a silverlight port? Should Netflix offer a flash or HTML5 video tag version?

Lets ban all means in which people communicate, or at least have the government moderate it. MUAHHAHAHAH

I think Google should drill a canal from the water a plenty parts of Northern California down to LA so the city and county and state can stop stealing water from other states who don't have an abundant supply! I have an even better idea. I'm going to place him in an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate and exotic death.