I guess it's sad that I entered into a slight Twitter convo with him and it went nowhere fast when I asked about what firmware he had and prove it with a snapshot.

His deflection of that the N900 is just like the N97 was weak. Then he accused me of thinking that the N900 was "special"... which to me - unlike many here - it's not special to me. I'm curious, but I'm probably one of the few that isn't sold on the N900 yet; despite me really needing a replacement for my iPhone 3G.

Anyway, I have no respect for somebody with such a dubious inability to supply the normal stuff that people tend to supply on reviews. What version firmware, screenshots, and a reputable account of how they got the hardware/software.

Simply put, I know that hardware sometimes "lands" in people hands. But you have to be honest about even that. If it's not yet the finalized/finished product, you have to state that in all fairness. I review gadgets for companies and for my own site; so I know this stuff intimately.

And every now-and-then, I get some beta, sometimes alpha product, and I cannot fully say that my words are reviews as much as they are a critique of the product at that time.

This person is full of hot air, a rather bad attitude and no proof. My respect... withheld.