They sold even more to First World destinations than the WhorePhone, the intended First World device. Nokia was just trying to do everything to kill it for the US and Europe in deference to the crippled WinMo WhorePhones.

I was just preempting the usual responses about attaching a keyboard - whether by OTG host or by Bluetooth.

At least with a GPIO-based keyboard, there is some more control over power usage without the need for the baggage of Another Protocol below it.

Nokia made the point of striking the balance between open and usable before Android existed, especially with the Maemo platform. For example, I've yet to see Android get the connection UI right - where it detects that you're making an internet connection and provides you with a dialog box of available connections (versus quitting or opting for automatic connections).

Unlike Firefox OS, you'll have a terminal (and more direct access to hardware).
Unlike Android, it has no carrier-driven limitations.
Unlike iOS, you won't have to break into your own phone to get it to do what you want it to do.

Which is one of the problems, unless you're trying to sneak in some anti-American snark.

Whether it is by Bluetooth or by something like USB-OTG, a non-native interface would be power-hungry.

One of the things about the N900 (and the N950) was that it not only packed a ton of those features, it also had the hardware keyboard.

I'd rather reflash an N900, warts and all, since this is just an N9++. Let me know when they make something like the N950 with that software on it, except that it's available to all this time around.

Would be a change for them to have another product that isn't as Third-World encumbered as most electronics seem to be.

Unfortunately it didnt go well the first time around, since the unstoppable leaks gave us Watergate.

Given your use of the "global competition" euphemism. to suggest that it is something akin to a perpetual sports playoff, I am.

You show a contempt for the US that is typical of countries wanting to see the US fall.

Never had to take or structure a deduction in a manner that wouldn't cause a competent accountant to take a long time to explain(without any prior involvement), involve jurisdictional games, nor would rely on untested territory of the tax code. I don't make a point of having my tax forms hit the proverbial hornets nest of Federal, State, and City revenue collections.

If you're suggesting that taking a simple deduction on one's 1040 and receiving a negative sum or a lowered positive sum is the same league as things like Double Dutch, you would be mistaken. That's like asking an amateur in a sport being taken in at the professional level and thinking they won't get outclassed.

If you want an example, consider that lowest-bidder defense contracting hasn't exactly worked out as well in terms of quality versus a government-run alternative.

While there is a very good case for tax cuts, the enforcement of existing tax code comes first along with a permanent disincentive against evasion/"avoidance".

It might not have the adjectives you wish to see, but it describes the evaders.

Not only do you evade taxes (which if you were to hit the hornets nest enough, you would find out that nobody and nothing is out of reach of the US), you deal with the US's enemies.

GITMO would be too good for you since it's too close to a few tax domiciles.

The problem is that evasion (aka avoidance) as you describe it indicates a likelihood of hiding something that shouldn't be happening.

To suggest that "average" people have them is to provide the rhetorical equivalent of a human shield.