Nokia 330 to be 770 successor?
 

I just read this story, about a new Nokia device to be the 770 successor.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4687

Is this true? Will the 770 become unsupported and obsolete?

-R

The 770 will eventually be phased out but the 330 is not the replacement for it. Read this thread.

Food for the rumor mill: '870' ?

Or was it just a typo;-)

Not a typo but as with most companies nothing is set in stone until after it has come to market.

Not obsolete for a while...
 

The Unix OS keeps the 770 somwhat safe from obsolesence, but you must understand that hardware is short lived and the 770 is aging. I doubt that Nokia can afford to alienate the user base of the 770 (Are you listening Nokia?) in favor of a new system. Be prepared, however, to see interest in the 770 to continue to wane.

This whole thing is very similar to what happened with the Newton.

Official press release:
Nokia 330 Auto Navigation - Enjoy the Ride! - http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1084608

eh, i dont really like it, ill stick with my 770 and bluetooth gps.

I'm betting that navteq actually ported thier software to linux. there is a huge cost structure associated with both windows mobile and windows ce, i bet the 770 was a proving ground to show that they could get away from the windows os monopoly.