@dantonic: yea, i agree 100% with your attitude That way everyone gets what they want. There's no point in pushing root access and extreme openness to all spectrum of users if they didn't even care about it.
I completely agree. One thing is buy the device for $99 or for $299 (subsidized) and another thing to pay $650 for the unlocked one. This device needs a data plan to have full power on it... so if anyways you need a plan, why not getting the N900 at an attractive price? Advantage for Nokia and N900 users if the device is subsidized, it is more popular, more apps for it...