Yeah personally I'm mystified by the folks who see it as an absolute back-step from the N900.
Yes there's some things I'm unhappy about not being included, but overall it's pretty damn solid, esp. the software IMO.

But the longer the freaking thing takes to come out, the less compelling it gets, it should've been out "yesterday".
Sept30 or later, & it's chances of getting any kind of meaningful traction, will have almost entirely dissipated