Tempting. But I don't see them advertising amazingly up to date flash compatibility, which suggests there isn't any.

FM Transmitter and IR port I could live without; better specs and NFC hardware beyond what we already have would be nice. UI looks like something I could easily like just as much as hildon IF I hadn't had time to get used to hildon.

However, until an input method that requires NO visual feedback is available, I simply can't be completely okay without a hardware keyboard.

I also note that N900 marketing was pretty good at emphasizing the it's-a-computer aspects... this, less so.

If I have a steady income when the time comes, I might buy one, but I doubt it would replace my N900 as a primary device.

*Sigh* I want an upgradeable plug-n-play phone hardware concept to actually be realized and put out into the market.

If the N900 hadn't gotten me so in love with the concept of almost-instantly-rootable, relatively-open almost-desktop Linux on a phone, I would probably bite.

*Shrug* I'll keep watching, like I did with the N900. If the N9 is amazing and similarly 'free', I might just invest in one. But I don't really see myself doing so just yet.

Also, to every N900 user - you still have my promise that no matter what, as long as I can, I will maintain development/support of everything I write/port for the N900 and put in the repositories. I might someday get an N9 and it might, if it turns out suitable for my needs/wants, become my primary device, but I will not be one of those devs/maintainers who moves on and slowly abandons the users of the previous generation device.