It seems NOKIA are not releasing the N9 in many countries that have traditionally been strong markets for them (UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands,...) it's not even being released in the USA which is supposed to be the market they are so keen to crack. You can check N9 availability here: http://europe.nokia.com/find-product...k-availability So much for "working their asses of to get that phone out there", more like deliberately limiting supply lest it should prove more popular than WP7.