Of course Nokia is successfully dissuading users, they're not selling it in their best markets. Price wise, its gonna hurt for sure but thats the price to pay for not following the herd. Tis a pity that the whole app thing has got out of control... app for this app for that. Bah!, what people need is something that works, picks up a call in bad reception areas, is focussed around contacts instead of apps, is focussed on doing a job instead of playing games. But thats not sexy is it? Browsing around the forums, one of the main things that strikes me is that our fellow forum members are loath to get rid of their N900s, some have tried and come back, some are buying up 2nd hand models. Why is that? because it works. It is smooth, it handles everything a mobile should do well with the possible exception of mapping. it does a job and does it well. I am hoping the N9 might be another Nokia that works as well.