So let me get this right: this is about people who could afford to buy a phone without checking out its strengths and weaknesses.

I'm sorry, Jean, I really am. I regretted my last phone the day I received it, so I know how it feels. But I regretted it for things I couldn't find out in advance: none of the shops locally had one for me to handle, so I had to buy sight-unseen, and the build quality was awful. And I had to change providers to one who despite their claims, proved to have poorer coverage where I work.

But even then, the things I could check out - spec, capabilities, features - were all exactly as described. I got what I expected.

There are many people here (and I'm not saying you're one of them) who just want shiney shiney. They don't stop to check whether the newest gadget is what they want or need - it's new and expensive so it must be good. The trouble is that devices don't go in straight lines. The straight line of phone advancement in nokia is the n97. If that's what you wanted, try for a refund or a swap. N900 is the next step from n810, which wasn't a phone at all.

People here seem to have convinced themselves that the biggest number must be what they want. It's not the number on the casing which matters. I don't think n900 was ever advertised as a 'super duper phone' so much as a super duper device that happens also to be a phone. It turns out, it's a fairly basic phone.