Clarification as you seem to have misunderstood.

"Shiny shiny" = the desire for the latest greatest toy, the purported mythical beast known as the all-powerful Flagship device that all enthusiasts will covet.

The N900 is definitely NOT that device. For Nokia the N97, with all its flaws, is pretty much at the top rung of the ladder. The N900 is a TABLET with phone capabilities. Rather limited phone capabilities. It may take time to hit the point that it has the telephony features many of you take for granted. especially if you come from Symbian that has been around for a LONG time and while clunky is probably the most flexible and fully-featured telephony device OS out there.