As N900 we users we should perhaps accept two things:

1) Because we invested in the 'Next Big Thing' it will inevitably be in it's infancy and not yet fully developed. The sense of adventure, anticipation and potential is what this is all about, surely?

2) Device ownership (and therefore OS experience) is but a fleeting thing - next year there'll be a new device with a new OS and we'll all move on anyway. My N900 will be ebay fodder in a year or so at best, but that's life!

There are many things my N900 cannot do compared to other smartphones; some of these things are important and obvious to me, but maybe not to others. It is unrealistic to expect a silver bullet or instant panacea by way of a software update.

We should savour and enjoy the N900/Maemo experience. We are at the very frontier of technology, but like all pioneers we cannot expect all the comforts of home...

If I'd wanted a sensible, slick, easy-to-use smartphone that ticks all the important boxes I'd've bought an E72 or kept the X6 I had for 10 days before getting bored and upgrading to the N900.

N900, PR1.2, Maemo/Meego/Symbian3 ??!! - what a rush, man!