Alas, that is what Nokia seems to be missing out on.

The iPod became the preeminent MP3 player not because of great hardware, but great integration with a source of content, even with strong players like Creative Labs and Microsoft in the fray. The iPhone (and, to some extent, Android) has been able to establish and extend market share because "There's an app for that" available. My wife can literally take a photo of the front and back of a check with her iPhone and have it deposited to her USAA bank account with funds available in a minute. Google Maps on either platform runs circles around the basically-useless OVI Maps (ignoring the N900's inability to gain a GPS fix).

Unless Nokia can straighten out the services part of the business fast, the N900 will be nothing more than a great "nerd" phone.

The N900 is my current choice because I regularly use ssh and VNC, not because it is a generally competitive phone. It is a year or two late to the party. I haven't seen Nokia stock prices improve a lot with the N900's general public release.