"ecosystem" - a flavour of the year management wank term. An ecosystem is a balanced system of diversity. So polar opposite to what Chief 'Male Cow Droppings' Officers spout.

Edit: didn't know that there is censorship on this forum.

TBH I share a lot of the sentiments of the OP. Especially where networks are concerned.
Granted, their job is to make money, but IMO when there are far less expensive alternatives around the customer should have a choice. Why should I pay £5pm for 1GB of internet that, for the most part, is not much faster than the 0ld 56k, compared to the 25GB of 7Mb/sec that I'm getting at home for less than £20?
If my provider invested in it's network a lot more, made the services usable at least, then I wouldn't mind going along for the ride.

The N900 is like a breath of fresh air to me, after putting up with the network lock-outs for years. Nokia may be slated for it's lacklustre updates performance, but the networks are far worse for not allowing their end users access to the latest updates because the updates contain something that THEY don't want us to see, in favor of their crippling services.
I simply don't like the N9 because of it's Fisher Price looks and the fact that a lot more of it is closed, compared to the N900.

Maybe with another manufacturer. But I can't see it happening on Nokia devices.
Do you honestly think MS would sit by and watch this thing rocket skyward and leave WP7 hovering just above the launch-pad?

I don't.

As much as i like to stay on board and support FOSS i am a consumer first, fanboy second, right now i don't need an N9.
Nokia is a company with the primary mission to make money, not promote FOSS. (I might get a second hand one eventually, if the price goes down enough)

What is the difference between the N9 or a device running WebOS or Bada? Personally, i can't see much without nitpicking on a highly technical level but this was about ideology, not technology.

Then there is the hars reallity of price. Most of you guys might afford a 500-600 euro phone every year but some people can't, me included.
Average salary in my country is 250 euro, they could pay me in half a phone a month

"Why I am getting a Nokia N9 (are you?)"

Yes............. provided i can get an N9 on contract in the UK

The N9 product page does not list the UK as a target market, alongside quite a few other western european nations as well as the US.

A Nokian on Nokia Conversations has said that the N9 will still be available in those markets through third parties.

Can Hexus clarify matters?

Will the N9 be available on contract in the UK if the UK is not a target market?

To the people worried about N9 not being sold in your country:

The availability list on the web is for the Nokia online shop. Nokia UK online shop (and others) closes June 30 (http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-...ne-shop-966300) so that's why it's not listed there. It's not a list of all countries it will be released in.

I will get the N9 because..

..I don't need thousands of apps, nice browser will do.
..to piss off elop.
..I like the UI
..to piss off elop.
..it looks gorgeous.
..to piss off elop.
..not a big fan of wp7
..to piss off elop.
..will be the last true nokia phone for some time, maybe forever

I must admit that I am a sucker for high-tech gadgets and devices. I am also less than rich enough to satisfy my uncontrollable needs, so I narrow down my options to what I think is the best performing device according to my needs and of course it has to be good looking

Looks are very very important! There is a reason why professional devices are, well, ugly as opposed to consumer devices that define what industrial design is all about!

Ν9 is too damn hot to ignore, even if it lacks a few things that some people consider vital (IMO they are just playing hard to get)

If the deal is good money wise, I am definitely getting one of these babies!

Yes I am fugkin getting one.

The n9 will be the last Nokia phone in history. It is a good device, a wonderful software and part of this community which I love and respect the most.
Last phone from Nokia.
I hope Elop get very ill and must leave the company.. maybe returning to littlesoft and have some horseback riding over there. Love N9. NEVER GONNA BUY A Wp7.
To propose BING to the nokia costumer it is so wrong.

i sincerely hope so.

thanks