Fact 1: The N900 is not for everyone
Fact 2: Nokia have stated repeatedly that certain features were left out due to lack of time, but they have also promised releasing patches which fixes alot of these issues. They have even gone so far as to say: "We will provide extensive portrait mode support by the end of the year". When they actually dare to give out such a specific time window, I believe they will make it happen.

So, it was never a secret that these features were not going to be on the device at time of release. If you expected the features to be there regardless of what previous reports said, you should simply have waited longer before getting the N900..