"Adobe Flash 10.1
In no way was this explicitly written that the N900 will receive Adobe Flash 10.1"

Yes, a very legalistic wording, and it is indeed the primary Nokia line of defense. As if users should be expected to say, "oh, but what version of Flash is the N900 going to support?"

This kind of reasoning simply announces that Nokia is not to be trusted. What Nokia REALLY means when it touts the N900 as having flash should be sought in footnotes and subtle distinctions.

I myself, by the way, am not very interested in Flash of any version number. But I think that Nokia's sudden enthusiasm for the Flash support that the N900 had implied that it wasn't simply a Flash in the pan, but a real commitment lasting longer than one version of Flash, and users blindsided by Nokia's sudden abandonment of Flash have my sympathy.