I think I'd complain to the school if a child got that sort of report: He's brilliant at this, this and this, but he doesn't do that the way my favourite kid in the class does, so 6/10.

So it's not an iphone. Guess what? It's not meant to be an iphone. If you wanted a capacitive screen, there are plenty on the market: N900 has a resistive screen because it's capable of things that need a lot more accuracy than a splodgy finger-nudge.

As for it not being slim and kewl? Errr... I don't buy my devices for their 'kewl' factor, but for what they do. You down-mark a kid in class cos he's got red hair and braces?

Actually, I find myself much cheered by all the people who hate n900 on principle and still have good things to say about it.