Zartan, Nokia is not any worst as a company than any other, and neither is Dell. They are full of mostly honest people trying to do their work. Nokia has some incredibly talented people working for them, and they seem to "get" the open source idea. So, even when I am in the midst of a sort of battle with them ( http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=36958 ) I know that for the moment they have my undivided attention as a customer. Our issue with the N900 shipping problem is probably due to some incompetent manager somewhere in their ranks. It will get resolved eventually. (I am just trying to help it along.) So, stay positive. There is light at the end of the tunnel.
I've received my delayed shipment notification from Dell. Now I have to wairt until 01/13/10.... WTF??? The cutoff date for the rebate is on the 30th. you do not put a promo on an item you sell if you know that you wont be able to deliver on it... Isn't there a term for that? Oh yeah, I think that is called bait and switch...