To me, it's still early days for the N9; there are some on this thread who never appreciated the N900 for similar reasons--they left the scene before the N900 really happened, and declared it a failure when in fact it was a spectacular success for those of us who stuck with it. The N9 is still in its inception -- reference intended -- and I hope and expect its progress to continue. It DOES seem to me to be the heir to the N900 in some ways, and a worthy one.