* I like the N900, but its sometimes a bit massive to drag along just as a phone; N900 is a bit *too much a tablet* for my uses -- N9 doesn't have this issue
* It's a Nokia. If I get this I don't feel I risk much in terms of call quality, reception..
* I've got an E7. Its a nice phone, but I miss my grep, sed, awk..
* I don't like android. There's linux, but somehow dalvik is what you're supposed to deal with. Feels somehow.. perverse to me
* I like Debian a lot thank you!
* Iphone.. I don't like living behind bars, even if they are golden
* I like the looks of it, a lot
* N9 has a larger battery and a less power hungry chipset than the N900 - I'm hoping the batterly life is decent
* The UI looks simple enough to make a good phone, powerful enough to make a good smartphone
* The screen looks better than what I have on the N900 or E7

That said, I'm going to try before I buy.