I don't mean that everybody has to use command-line, root, over-clocking, Easy Debian, Ubuntu, etc. I just mean that nobody should be glad to limit itself: 1. In choice of apps - to one store; 2. in frequency band - to subset of device capabilities; 3. in bugs fixing - to vendor updates, etc.
I don't understand how DRM is related to N900. Could you explain it, please?
I just see that Nokia wanted people to use Ovi Store (put shortcut to it into launcher), but people find and use other repositories; Nokia crippled apt-get, and people use aptitude when needed; Nokia limited FM accordingly to country, and developers unlocked it (and potentially usage of external antenna); Nokia has, thankfully, open-source hildon-desktop, and people use the most recent (better than PR1.3) version of it, sometimes modified; etc.