Basically you summarized my exact initial thought while reading this thread. If they have indeed discontinued the line (the fire sale single day blow outs a few weeks back were a sign something was in the wind) but if the N800 is done then it is only because the new version of that same device is due out in very short order. Nokia owes both it's retailers and stockholders to sell off as much old stock as possible prior to announcing a new model. I could easily see a new model N900(?), keeping with the Nx00 = no keyboard x 2 memory slots theme, and announced by mid-spring. That would seem very logical.

What concerns me is there are still very few applications for the N8x0. And when I bought into the product it was with the idea it was relatively new, had a new OS and developers needed more time to catch-up. Discontinuing a product before it is even very useful is just very distasteful...especially if it means less resources will be dedicated to improving the applications out there for that platform/device.

BTW, I think, given Sprint's current shakey financial position and the lack of rollout for their WiMax (whatever they finally call it) so it's really too early for a WiMax tablet device. There just is not enough market penetration of the technology to make it viable anytime soon...unless Sprint has managed to completely hide construction and sub-letting of towers for the technology only to spring it on the US tomorrow saying "...LOOK we have WiMax EVERYWHERE NOW..." nope that is very unlikely. Which I would take to mean if there is a new device with that connectivity, it's not hitting the shelves anytime soon.

How embarrasing that would be for Nokia to produce a million units then have Sprint fold up their card table and go with at Burger King???