Dude, the X100 is ass compared to the M9. First of all, I don't even think it's a fair comparison (one has interchangeable lenses, the other doesn't). I played around with the X100, and it's too damn complicated.
Leica has a huge advantage when it comes to the simplicity factor. Yeah, it doesn't have AF, but after playing with an M9 for only a few minutes, I was able to focus pretty quickly with it. It's also missing a lot of the bells & whistles that the X100 has, but what it does, it does very well.
Btw, I liked how you edited "the m9 is shit" to "the m9 is not that good".
I will agree with you that 90% is the photographer, the rest is gear.