In the Uk Vodafone and carphone warehouse as you say did market it as a Iphone beater wonder phone at least when it first came out. nokias huge posters in London Underground stations and articles in the press gave an impression this was the killer phone not an experimental phone.

People were queueing up to buy and not all geek types but those who just wanted the best phone and the Nokia stamp of quality.

Maybe their fault but Nokia and its resellers at least in the UK, did not help.

Im happy with my N900 and once I get myself a upgrade in a few months time (luckily i only had on 12 month contract with vodafone) will still use as a tablet with the added bonsus of a very basic phone and email system bulit in. hopefully 1.2 will smooth out some of the bugs and make everyday use a little better..

I understood what the phone was but was hoping that the basic phone features were just a little better (ie entry level nokia quality cheap handset) which would have suited me fine. But after using i have to say i do prefer my E71/72 type phone while out and about but love the power of the N900.

would i recomend a N900 to a friend of mine? Only as a second phone unless they dont use a mobile normally and want a Tablet.