Jer006

In reference to:
However devices and technology move on and sometimes you need to upgrade or be left behind

I agree, but please take into account that Nokia has released 3 devices in about 2yrs. The N770 was released November 2005, so lets say 2006, then they released 2 devices in 2007, each time they told you "this is the device you need to have". The've released these devices so close, that you have to assume that while they were selling you on how great one device was, they were already getting themselves set up to sell you something else again telling you the same story. The reason that we are in the predicament that we are in now is because Nokia obviously spent minimal time in getting it right so that even older devices could upgrade (sure I would expect to see a slowdown), but this is like buying a PC and not even being able to install the latest version of windows at all. We all know that you can install any version of windows that you want, but you may be slower with some versions. Nokia is not focusing on software operability, instead they are focusing on putting anything out there that they can sell. Nokia also promised that they were working on a version of OS2008 for the N770 - anybody hear anything about that lately?? That would solve this problem. Seems that the root is Nokia actually taking a vested interest in it's product and seeing it through.
Sorry to rant - but I'm angry at NOKIA. I think the people who take the time to ensure backwards compatability deserve a big THANK YOU, and Nokia should be paying you to do what they obviously forgot about.