Wow the jackals are out quick today.

You think Nokia and PR 1.2 is any different? You log in to OVI? can see a history of all your downloaded products as you move through the very short menus? It isn't because of cookies that they know everything you have done on their software. You seriously think a hacked mod to stop PR1.2 from sending them data will change their attempts to monitor those that use their stuff?

I think you proved the OP's point. 2 years after release (or there abouts) you now get firmware to make a crap phone run quicker.

But the N900 isn't more than I can handle, and I think it is a steaming pile of turd as well. I agree with the OP in that Nokia are releasing beta hardware phones and the N97, N900 and N8 are all in that category.

A persons hatred of the N900 or their intense dislike or long drawn out dismay at Nokia. Is not just because they might find some technical issues with it, that it somehow might be that the person is thick, or too stupid to understand the phone. But simply because it is a steaming pile of turd and doesn't do what they thought it should given the huge and over inflated price tag.

It might be a developers phone to most people on these forums but you point out on 'expansys.co.uk' where it says "...This is a developers phone", you can find the N900 listed under "mobile phones."