The n8 has OUTSTANDING hardware. Nobody is arguing that. All the hardware in the world won't make a good phone if the software holds it back.

Symbian is crap. Crap crap crap. It makes dumphones awesome, but it makes smartphones utter shite.

No amount of arguing by you will change that. If it was completely rewritten, as WP7 was, we could have a discussion. But it wasn't. Its more lipstick on a pig.

Put anything other than Symbian on the n8 and I would consider buying it. Seriously, throw iOS, Android, WP7, WebOS, hell even WinMo6.5 and I would reconsider. As it is, Symbian sucks. End of story.