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It's sad to see the launch of the N900 is a mere bleep in the US after the Droid launch this last weekend. While Nokia was never headed to Verizon they should have sown up a deal with T-Mobile even if AT&T was impossible. The N900 has one big thing going for it. A fully functioning firefox browser that will take plug-ins etc. It also has a philosophy going for it that can take the brand into the next decade. Unfortunately that story isn't being told. It is the only phone in the US assortment hat could create the noise to bring Brand Nokia back into the consideration set.
The N900 now risks being an orphan like the previous tablets. It's been named wrong, the benefits have not clearly been stated and I know of no one that will give up an iPhone for it. That's a challenge I'd take up. IN FACT Nokia needs 25 people (that used an iPhone 2+ years) that will do that and be honest about it. They should go global, and the research should involve multiple methods.
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Google's various voice forays have frustrated for years. They have the potential and the opportunity to really do something in the conversation space. Their mobile read Android strategy makes this much more compelling. Google like Skype still lacks a compelling open "status" system. I'd think there is lots of integration to really make any of Gizmo work otherwise we will still get a somewhat broken experience.
