Moderators. Can we not just put threads like this in some hole somewhere and let people argue amongst themselves?

If you don't like the 'phone' then sell it and stop whining. Stop filling up an forum designed for technical discussions with utter fluff and flame bait. You have some valid points but these were covered in DeadMalcs response earlier. If you discover bugs, or UI design issues you feel can be improved, log them as bugs and they will be reviewed.

I won't defend the fact the N900 has some failings in the 'phone' useabilty stakes but I can live with them since I love other aspects of the 'phone'. I still have an E71 so have given up a good amount of functionality (currently) to use the N900 so don't accuse me of being a fanboy.. I bought the device since I wanted a netbook 'in effect' with phone functionality. The functions of the phone work fine for day to day use and I certainly don't experience the issues you mention...

The N900 is a hybrid device running on an early code cut which is due to change considerably over the coming months potentially, so why not come into the forum with constructive UI critique and possible design thoughts rather than this type of thread which serves absolutely no purpose whatsoever.. Your initial concerns were possibly valid and should be logged as bugs. Please ensure you are on the latest firmware and if you require absolute stability, please ensure no software other than extras repo is installed......

Ill go hide now in the Nokia N900 Fanboy room, awaiting my flaming....