Then you don't realize how helpful such features can be to a mobile of the N900's size. And there is a difference between ASR and portrait support.

Fremantle already supports portrait mode, but only for third party apps and the phone app. What many of us are asking for is that the desktops, menus, and all included default apps included in the device (those not added by the user) allow rotation and full functionality in either orientation. This is what is considered ASR.

I think its telling that this subject is actually not new, having caused some debate as far back as July of 2008, according to THIS. Many like myself believe Nokia won't ever add it to Fremantle, only giving support to the third party apps. Its been since July of 2008, afterall, and all Nokia's said is ASR will be in Harmattan. Nothing about it in Fremantle. Not even a peep of official support.

So we don't know what we're getting into. Confidence in Nokia isn't very strong in the Symbian world anymore due to the lackluster devices released since the N95. Many worry they will be left in the lurch on ASR just the same. I guess its panic. We see something we've been waiting for since 2007, and now that its close, we want to make it perfect now, and we're doing it on foreign soil. Its just growing pains.

I'm a self starter myself, and have a hard time waiting for anything, especially if I'm not assured it will ever come. I'll just have to learn to be patient.