Your not wrong there lol porting symbian to linux is not an easy task in any way but its a shame the linux os for the n900 is not structured properly because its wide open to damage caused by the apps developed changing its structure instead of working outside of it leaving the basic os intact and unchanged.
I think the N8 is a blessing for us after we have put up with very little support on the 900 for so long now so i think its inevitable people are going to go elsewhere now.
Am afraid to say my opinion of the n900 is a dismal one as its destined to failure simply because of the usb problems and that's before we talk about Meego lol.... oh well.