So, if it is an internet tablet, its alright to have a "bad calendar"? I would reckon the calendar to be a pretty important part in any internet centric device, regardless of what label you put on it. The lack of the abovementioned features doesnt exclude the N900 from the fact that it is a phone. Even Nokia's website says it is. However, its not really important what you call it. I dont have the N900 myself yet, but the missing or incomplete features you mention can in no way be explained with the "N900 is not a phone" argument. The simple reason being that lack of MMS, missing bluetooth profiles, etc are things that other phones lack as well. iPhone, as we all know, took 2-3 years to get MMS, and Android still doesnt have anything but very basic bluetooth functionality. You coulndt search emails on the iPhone either and dont even get me started on calendars on certain other smartphones. The lack of those features is just as big (or small) an issue for the N900 as it was or is for other phones.

You state that the N900 is not a phone, its a Internet Tablet/Mobile computer with an added cellular radio, but the N97 is a phone, even though you then called it a "multimedia computer". In my eyes, using your logic, the N97 wouldn't be a phone either.

Nokia has explained that most of the issues were simply due to the fact that they just didnt have time for it prior to release, but that we will, for example, see a better portrait mode by the end of the year.

And to all those who want to compare the N900 to a netbook, just because some netbooks have a SIM card slot and a microphone: Its not the same. The Netbooks doesnt comes prepared to make phone calls and (in many cases) text messages. You can off course install software that will enable you to do so, but then its all getting pretty far fetched as I can buy a SIM-card adapter and plug it into my desktop computer, and suddenly start using that as an argument for the N900 not being a phone. A netbook doesnt fit in your jeans.

The N900 is missing some features, but its not the only device in the smartphone market that does.

Lastly, consider if Nokia actually used this argument to wave off all criticism. "Its not a phone", when they advertise it as a phone and even compare it to the N97 and N86 on their websites. I dont think unhappy customers would accept that kind of reasoning and it would actually be an illegal advertisement.

The N900 merge a tablet with a phone, making it both.