I have read through this thread and have been following this game very closely indeed albiet from the UK. Why are investors upset with the unprofessional way Nakheel has behaved. The way I see it is Nakheel = Government = the royal family, who own Dubai and do as they please. I cant imagine this happening in London, Paris or New york etc. If a significant number of us stop investing in Dubai when there are other alternatives even in the same country (if you consider UAE a country) such as RAK etc and for European even the well established cities like Paris has great opportunities, this will certainly make Dubai at least listen if not care. Consider Almarjan in RAK, Cyprus in the EU, Egypt & Morocco in Africa etc. Lets take the heat out of Dubai a little, may be or may not!!!!!