I wholeheartedly agree with the OP.

No other phone has the same potential that the N900 has.
I'm not a coder, I'm a user. But I'm not scared of pushing to see what the device can actually do.

A month after I got the phone I actually applied for a job via web application.
First off I found the job, filled in the online application form, fired up AbiWord and typed out my covering letter, then edited my CV/Resume using AbiWord. I then switched back to the web and attached both documents to the online application and tapped submit.
A few minutes later I got an email confirming my application with a copy of the application attached.

In my opinion, the bashing is mostly unjustified, and if you ask me, I think it could drive the final nail into the N900s coffin.