Firstly kudos to Nokia for sticking to their guns (and for the consumers).
But without carriers carrying the device and subsidized (in the US), it will be so many less people who will buy this device..

Lets face it, in the US, most people don't see the advantages of unsubsidized and unlocked uncrippled phones at all. They'd rather buy a subsidized crippled phone with higher monthly rates.

But how come Palm and Google are able to get carriers to carry the G1 / G2 and Pre which I believe are also unbranded and uncustomized and not locked down by the operators ?