Very hard to read due to choppy sentence structure. Not using capital letters didn't help.

The whole gist of your lengthy essay (not review) is a comparison with the N900. The N9 is NOT an upgrade to the N900. Once you accept this you can see the N9 in the proper perspective instead of making endless comparisons.

They are different devices which target different markets. The N900 was an experimental device for geeks and power users but the N9 is a mass market product. Some things just have to be simplified and some power removed for the mass market.

I think the N9 is wonderful and I think a physical keyboard is irrelevant but that's just me. As for removing the app notification screen I strongly disagree.