This is BS. you cannot market the phone as the coolest, most revolutionary thing your co. has come up with in a decade and say "yea.... but" You do not put up billboard adverts and center events around a not ready for showtime device.

It is black or white. 4 of 5 is not a good statement, Nokia had to release something, so they put together a good piece of hardware and put what they had for software on it. The device is great, the software is in progress, they were honest about that - but when they saw the interest they should have shifted gears, and i believe they are/will.

The consumer sentiment is making the n900 a success beyond what they may have expected. They knew the volume of pre-orders anc could easily compare that to other first run devices they have sold (5800xm) to be able to understand total demand over time.
Nokia are not stupid people. They know they need to deliver. It is a consumer device even if YOU do not want it to be.