Having the N900 is like having a relationship, it has its ups and downs

First you love it for it is love at first sight. You were probably very exited with your purchase and liked fiddeling with it on a end-user level.

When you were getting used to it you start being logical, and question the N900 for what it lacks (MMS, portrait, swappiness, video calling pre 1.2) Yet you decide you will be happy with it for a while yet to come, and realize it's potential.

Then you learn about it's special features, and you help it improve to do just what you were wishing before. You are making the most potential out of it. But by trying too hard, you will be set back with a reflash or two. You realize it did'nt get the love it deserves from the EX (Nokia) But you decide you don't need Nokia to love your N900.

By this time Nokia has little interest in your N900, but you like your N900 in a way you have never liked a phone before, (sans dirty thoughts) for you keep using it daily and make it do things you never even expedted it to do when you bought it.

Looking at the future perspective it's OK. It will most likely be replaced some time for you will outlive it, but looking at community maemo5 updates, the nitdroid possibilities, MeeGo (not official? too bad but the same anyways) it has some good time yet to come.

But after all nothing is perfect, and I woulden't trade it for one other phone on the market today. Sure it can make you whine once in a while, what lovable thing does not