Thread: OS2008 upgradable to Maemo 5? Fremantle for 770, N800, N810?
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2009-08-28 , 14:36
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Originally Posted by charcaroth View Post
So, if I'm reading correctly, the official stance is that the N800 will NOT support Maemo 5 due to a lack of appropriate hardware.

That's a shame, I'd like to keep using my N800 instead of having it outmoded when it's still in the prime of life. I for one would certainly purchase the N900 if it's available on my local cellular provider (Verizon Wireless), even if my N800 would run Maemo 5. The N900 includes what I was baffled that the N800 did not include, a cell phone. I just hope it'll be available by the end of the year.
Next time you buy a device ask for a support contract

N800 is EOL. No more official support. Maemo 4.1 (Diablo) received security and reliability fixes via SSU, and thats it. If you look at it, the N800 had a longer lifetime than the N810.

Whatever community does (Mer) and how Nokia endorses Mer (by lobbying for OSS drivers) is the best straw you can get.

The issue is not really only appropriate hardware, its also lack of drivers. These drivers are out of Nokia's direct control.

Also, the question is ofcourse how the performance of Maemo 5 on N8x0 would be.
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