Thread: N9 [Shipping]: It's finally here [for some]!
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2011-06-26 , 16:15
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Originally Posted by droitwichgas View Post
I did read what you wrote but being a N900 owner I know only too well that the anticpated 2 years support for the OS counts for nothing if Nokia decides to move on to another OS.

This time it seems Nokia, well Elop, is being quite open with the fact that nokia will not be supporting meego in the long term. I the had been produced by Samsung or Apple I wouldn't of hesitated in buying it however I certainly will not be parting with £500/$600 of my hard earned money for a phone which may not be supported, OS wise, by Nokia in 6 months time.
So you are basically repeating what I have wrote, though in more negative tone which does not seem to be particularly inviting for discussion.

N900 software updates support was around one year (formal shipments started November 10, 2009, PR1.3 was released October 25th, 2010), then CSSU took over very nicely. I'm far from having dreams that something similar with community updates would happen for N9 however, you can't deny that it is definitely longer than 6 months time.

Going back to N9, first priority before discussing anything related to updates would be to see the actual device out in shops. Before that happens, anything could happen to updates. Launch release was first step, I sincerely hope next one would be sales release in nearest future, once summer holidays are done, and it wouldn't require famous five Vanjoki's steps to get the device out to shops.

I have my professional interest in it -- after all, 2.5 years of my professional life went into this product and being able to help people in their life not only by igniting their interest to technology by viewing videos but by giving them real tools for use is one of goals why I worked on it.
 

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