Nokia has already publicly said clearly numerous times now: "N9 will have support for years" (plural) Even Elop is on the record as saying this... What does this mean? At the very least it means they'll honor the 2yr warranty* properly, by swapping a faulty N9 for a working one. Of course this also depends on how well the N9 does. If it's a total flop they may stop manufacturing relatively early, so whatever inventory was left, may have dried-up 2yrs from widespread availability.