N900s still losing their USB ports

Randall Arnold, a current Maemo Community Council member, has had a second USB port failure with his replacement N900. A while back I reported on my original N900 losing its microUSB connector, then followed up by expressing disappointment in Nokia’s poor handling of the matter once many more people began experiencing the same failure. I have intended to turn it into a trilogy for some time, waiting until the reports of Nokia claim denials dried up. But even though unresolved complaints did dwindle down, they didn’t disappear entirely... and tonight I got to experience why complaints keep coming: yep, my replacement N900 lost its connector, too. Despite extreme care. These continued failures are due to a design flaw, according to Randall, who's been a professional PCB designer and quality engineer - including at Nokia.