^Yeah, but I'm only trying to clarify things.

The N9 will not be a great device, it will be good but not great.
It is not perfect pricing, it is too steep by many factors.
The only linux developer devices (besides N900) are the HD2, N950 and N9. And any other Android device which has [beta]MeeGo ported to it.

There's no other way to cut it, Nokia dropped the ball in its roadmap of MeeGo.