Thanks for sharing your experience and the picture. Now I know that not all hope is lost for the best of all smartphones. I will try the repair on the weekend and let you know if I was successful.

I could get a new N8 or N7 in exchnage, since I still got warranty. But I don't want either of them. The only device that I would readily accept in exchange of the N900 is the N9. But Nokia is not selling those in Germany.

By the way, I love the community here!