This will not be a good thing if this same impression is with the final product. The stars are aligned for a device like the N900, but a lot of people want the current, basic high end phone function as well.

I am not seeing how adding the basic functions that have been beaten to death on this site would be a problem. They already have the functions in other products, so not a concept issue to grasp.

Question is how much will sales be hurt? Perhaps the investent would be $250,000 to add the functions (total cost). Assuming Nokia gets $50 net margin per phone, that would mean about 5,000 units of sales for the ROI. Gross would be more than $50 per unit (I hope).

I suggest that sales could be impacted far more than 5,000 by not including the functions high end users expect. I ordered the N900, since I prefer this to a netbook and I want the function, portability and basic phone function- but I am not the concern here.

Again ,if Nokia is not intending for the device to be a "mass" seller (for an upper level smart phone), if pushing as a mini-computer, then no harm no foul. I think that if they are, Nokia is assuming wrong- this device will attract more people than they expect and LOT of smart phone users. They need to put the function in now and welcome these customers.

Just my opinion, since I think this device needs to be appreciated rather than iPhone.