AGREE i do very similar to you as i have always been a multi tasking god and the reason the N900 nearly did everything you and i wanted apart from not having enough ram it would have been the perfect device IF Maemo had been further developed by Nokia. The N9 as we all know does not have the pull out K/B but it has the proccessor power along with enough ram to make that difference. It is VERY thin and lightweight and the screen really is tough as hell unlike that of the N900 but as you said the N950 could have been and still could be its sister with updated hardware. I doubt the community will be able to handle once again futher development of the N9 because of its closed components, so once again it does not get to be the "great" developing community everyone wanted and needed. I really do need the N9 in my possesion to be able to get a proper feel for it as one thing i did want to check out i couldnt because of being inside a metal enclosure stopping the gps working properly. I did note you said the N8 you liked and was multi tasking very well and probably why i was told by the staff the N8 was the best so far... hmmmm strange as i have never owned or even played with this device. Oh well i will watch this and other threads with interest as to the dilemma's people encounter regarding this N9, i know in a couple of days i can own one but i am resisting and will not buy one for myself.