There is no burying my head in the sand. I can guarantee you I use my Nokia the way it was meant to be used. Business IT-Professional, and I have zero problems with it. The things people complain about I consider "fluffware" problems. I personally don't give a **** if the media player doesn't hold a playlist (which apparantly it does, but I've never investigated it). I didn't buy it to listen to music. I can buy a cheap ipod for that. I bought it so I can quite literally keep tabs on over 800 stores from anywhere, access both *nix and Windows machines via either ssh, telnet, VNC and remote desktop while being anywhere. That is where the n900 shines, and is obviously the n900's target audience. Hell, when the device comes with the shell icon literally in your face on the app menu, it's obvious who the target audience is. I show others the shell and they're like, "Um.. cool." Obviously not intended for them as they're not IT professionals and have no clue what Linux or even a shell is. I'm glad for the people that come here and learn and have the "tough enough" attitude to tweak, hack and mold their n900 to do what they want. That's the point of it. But to cry because some app scrolls a little too slow for you means you're in the wrong field. And I will never be apologetic for that. Again, if you don't even know how to check the n900's uptime, you probably shouldn't own it. It wasn't meant for you. (You being anyone reading this)
Sorry, no it doesn't work both ways. Things are fine by default. If the majority doesn't complain, it doesn't indicate "heads buried in sand"-- it indicates a lower threshold for satisfaction. And while we're at it, your comment is one of those unnecessarily provocative statements that elicits backlash. It is antagonistic by nature.