To me it says Apple must step up R & D if they want to stay in the game. Some of the press were already touting the N900 as being superior to the iPhone but then again the press sometimes goes whichever way the wind blows. In any event there hasn't been a lot of "the iPhone does this better" remarks.

Nokia wanted to change the subject of the conversation from "How does (insert the name of any new device) compare to the iPhone" to "The N900 is a mobile computer" with its unspoken corollary, the iPhone is not a mobile computer...

Now Anssi Vanjoki not only highlights Nokia's impressive mobile computing history (steps 1 through 3), but the fact that Nokia is not finished yet. The unspoken corollary... what was Apples plan again?

Kudos Nokia... well played.