I couldn't help but ping an email to Mr Elop on this subject.... (stephen.elop@nokia.com)
The people in the officially announced countries seem to be able to get it from well known stores on and offline.
I will be getting an android device with the ICS (perhaps the nexus) and running it with my N9. I'm too impatient to be loyal to one device/OS and will tolerate the short comings of Android the same way i will tolerate the shortcomings of Harmattan/N9.
Elop can restrict whatever he wants but the N9 will find itself in the hands of those who want one. Unless someone is seriously challenged, WP7/800/Searay will not be considered an alternative. I'm not attending Nokia World but can someone please throw at shoe at that man? I will start a fund for bail if any arrests are made.
"Thanks for the note ... I believe we will be making N9's available for general ordering in Europe through one of the Amazon sites, although supplies are very short right now given early success. My recommendation regarding BBC is not for you to buy Android, but for us to do some work to ensure that a great BBC experience is also available on our platforms Regards, Stephen"
Hmm, thanks for all the juicy reminders of how best to kill Maemo!
The N9 is both sold through amazon.de and some merchants using the amazon platform. Right now amazon.de has no stock and is only taking preorders.