It is not dismissing, but there is a definite difference between experiencing something that you personally invested in (money, not just time) and using something that was gifted. Deciding to part with your money is a significant signal of your "faith" in the product, so any experience with the purchased device will be through a different point of view.

The actual point that I tried to make is that EVERYONE has a valid point of view since this forum allows sharing of individual opinions.

Making it so that negative views are held as absolute, indisputable truth is both frustrating and off putting to new happy users like myself.

What makes this even worse is when sharing of OPINIONS descends into "my opinion is more important than yours and furthermore you are an intellectual midget and a stump [insert your own actual favourite insult here]" type of arguments.

It is indeed possible and acceptable to like, or dislike the N900. We all have our own end user experience targets. I just feel that if you do not like the N900 please be aware that it is YOUR OWN experience and if you really feel like you must share it, pick an appropriate title and stay away from insinuating that anyone who likes the N900 is deluding themselves.

V.