Not really... It honestly makes sense.

Most people here dislike the iPhone for the same reasons they like the N900. The iPhone is philosophically the opposite of the N900. Physically they're almost identical, have the same processor and lots of similar hardware, but the approach is different.

Lets compare them with something most people have experience with, game hardware.

The iPhone is the Nerf ball of phones: It has mass appeal, is totally safe to play with, but you can only do so much with it because it's just a solid hunk of foam. The N900 is a croquet set: You can play croquet, bocce, or bring your own horse and play polo. But it's not exactly kid safe, has lots of sharp edges and parts to lose, and has complex rules that you have to be willing and able to understand in order to enjoy it fully.

Personally, I go for the croquet set, because I know and enjoy the many games I can play with the set. But there's a good chunk of my friends I would not advise getting a croquet set. I'd have visions of them smacking each other (or themselves) with the mallets, see the balls flying through windows, etc, and instead suggest they get a Nerf ball. It doesn't mean I like Nerf balls, it means I think for their own safety (and mine) it's better they have a soft spongy ball.

Do you see the reasoning?