Actually, Rauha, there IS a subforum for that, called Competitors.

The problem, I think, stems from the fact that other subforums get polluted with topics that should have been started here in the first place. Furthermore, as has been pointed out by numerous individuals, it isn't the content being discussed, but the matter in which that content is discussed.

As the saying goes, "fight fire with fire", and as such flamers will be flamed.

That being said, I think the reason any of these types of threads begin in the first place is because people spend a lot of money only to be disappointed by what they thought they were investing in, and as such went on a ranting rampage to the wrong community about those disappointments.. They thoguht they were getting a smartphone, a PDA, and/or an IPhone killer. The problem is that from the very beginning (again, this has been mentioned before as well) the N900 was never marketed as a smartphone, a PDA, or an "IPhone Killer". Any source that could be cited in any of those regards was unofficial, and as such void.

IMHO, I didn't spend as much as I did on the N900 for its functionality. I spent the money on its potential, which is what I believe most satisfied users of the N900 have done.