Yes . Ehh, well, I don't like a vendor lock-in by Apple. I try to stay away from Google as well. I don't want to host my data on Google.

Unlike iPhone it has multi-tasking.

It is also the first N-Series (phone/Symbian) having a QWERTY keyboard, being aimed at consumers (although the E71 was also popular in the consumer market).

It looks like a modern Nokia Communicator

Here is another demo.

Difference between N95 and N96 was minor, N96 isn't very popular. (It has many + and - compared to N95-1 and N95-2, but in general this doesn't justify the price difference N95-1 and N95-2 being 1+ year old.)

IMO: a good direction Nokia is heading into.