I spent a bit of time researching the N900 and alternatives and took the jump about 2 weeks ago. I was quite nervous about moving to a linux based "undeveloped" phone that was supposedly difficult to learn how to use and for geeks only! I really cannot understand much of the criticism of it frankly, or the difficulty in using it. My wife has a 3Gs iphone and I really don't find it anywhere near as useful as the N900 (duh, right?). Coming from a n95 this thing has been like phone nirvana despite the limited apps (compared to the iphoney) and I am absolutely loving it.