Yeah, i never really got the chance to try symbian, by the time i was into the smartphone market symbian phone were way too expensive to buy here in the US. still, the n8 is still pretty high priced for its age. other than that i would have boughten one. hopefully they dont kill the OS, id like to try it someday.

one thing that ive always wanted on multitasking though is keeping a youtube video open while other things/reading email (not a actually video, but music, so i dont have to download it). that would be "true multitasking". imo, and just badass

the apps on the n9 arent really even as bad as some people say, some just need updated and maybe a few more "useless" apps like netflix (i dont use anyways), and some others. most stuff you can do on the web browser anyways, like facebook, twitter, rss, etc etc. so i dont see why so many people complain about the apps xD maybe its just me, but when i had my HTC Amaze i had like 10 games (deadspace, GTA 3, etc) and i literally opened them once and got bored.. im still interested in what google has to bring in the next update though