Quick question, what phone do you use?

I challenge you to read any tech blog's preview/review of any recently released, hell ANY Symbian phone. Do it. Read what they have to say. Read how they pan the software and say it's not ready for primetime.

Now read what those same blogs have to say about the N9. Engadget has never ever ever not even once said a kind word about any Nokia phone before the N9.

You speak of people making presuppositions, but turn and do the exact same yourself. The fact that sites like Engadget and Gizmodo have spoken so highly of the N9 and its software SPEAK VOLUMES about it in my mind.

The thing that kills me about your posts and criticisms is the fact that you ignore ANYTHING even slightly contrary to your view of the N9.

For example:
You: "I heard from two dudes (that used the phone for a grand total of 30 minutes combined) that the Virtual Keyboard is crappy"

Daperl (or somebody, I forget who): "Actually, I've been using an N950 as my main phone for about a month and the virtual keyboard isn't that bad"

You: "That's a different device, your opinion isn't valid"
Me: "^WTF, srsly?"

Not to mention, you completely ignored ALL of the glowing previews put out by the mainstream tech pundits. Sites that have extensive galleries and hands-on and videos that have spent real time with the device.

If you're going to be critical of something, at least base your criticisms in reality man. As it stands right now, you sound like somebody that is just angry that you've been buying crappy Symbian phones for years and finally got fed up. I too bought a bunch of Symbian garbage, but I just don't hold grudges like you I guess.