I on the other hand hated that screen. My N900 was a great device but every time I had to scroll I cursed the screen.
Are you sure it was the screen? The early Maemo 5 builds were pretty bad at scrolling without freezing, then popping forward quickly. The later updates and CSSU are smooth as silk.
Oh, it didn't freeze. It just did emit click events when I put down the finger to scroll further. :)
The N900 was the most frustrating touchscreen I've ever used in a consumer device. I stopped using it solely for that reason.
Second this; judging from all the hate resistives get, I'm starting to think that most people have never used a good one.