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#100
Originally Posted by CrashandDie View Post
Just a quick note:

Has Nokia ever asked you to pay for an update? No. Do you have to pay to get a new version of the OS from Nokia (whether it's named Maemo 6, MeeGo or Grobelsnock doesn't matter)? No.

Don't say that when you buy a computer you can upgrade it to the new version of the OS, because that's simply not true. If you buy a computer with XP, you need to shell out again to move to Windows 7. If you buy a Mac with Tiger, you need to shell out to get Snow Leopard -- and the hardware needs to be compatible.

How many people couldn't upgrade to Vista because their hardware wasn't beefy enough? Plenty. How many bought a new computer in order to get Vista/Windows 7? Plenty.

And for latinmau, or anyone else who says "OMG this device is expensive, I want lifetime support": Don't spend your money if you can't afford it. Your N900 won't stop working the day Maemo 6 or MeeGo comes out. People are still using the 770 with OS2007 or HE and are very happy with it.

If you bought the device, you bought it for a reason; those reasons won't cease to exist the day a new version of the OS comes out. If they do, you bought it for the wrong reasons.
Exactly - so the best thing to do for everyone who is disappointed with your n900 is to SELL and RETURN your n900, tell all your friends and aquaintences that you will NOT get support from Nokia like you would with Apple iphone/google Andriod.

Spread the news, get people to understand that Nokia only wants to push handsets, once they have your money they will move onto the next handset with no expectations of providing any support - that is the NOKIA way.

So if you buy Nokia, ONLY BUY throw away low cost models which require no support, and NEVER ever buy high end handsets from them.