I just got off a chat session with NokiaUSA. They told me the n900 $50 rebate does not apply to the n900 phones they sell and that they charge sales tax to my state (Alabama). I already have a 11/20/2009 pre-order with Amazon for $529. NokiaUSA's lack of rebate and added sales tax makes the Nokia version cost me about $117 more than the Amazon version. So I guess I'm gonna have to wait on Amazon to ship.

Did anyone ever find out from Amazon whether the rebate goes away if Amazon doesn't ship your phone until after the rebate expires? The NokiaUSA chat session guy told me that that info would have to come from Amazon.