Thread: Will MeeGo finally end the Rapid Obsolescence Syndrome (ROS)
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Vinh is offline Vinh
2010-03-03 , 20:32
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Originally Posted by Naranek View Post
No we all aren't. The noisiest of us are, and they seem to be the ones that just got to know Maemo with their shiny N900. The whining is really getting old guys.

770 ran OS2005, OS2006, OS 2007HE and OS2008HE
N800 ran OS 2007 and OS 2008 (Chinook & Diablo).
N810 ran OS 2008 (Chinook & Diablo), because it wasn't around for OS 2007.

That's not building an OS for one device and dropping support later.
As an N770 end user, I was quite frustrated when support dropped for OS updates. Initially, I was hesitant to install HE version due to their clearly labeled "not supported" status. Eventually I did install OS2007HE and got Skype/Gizmo5 working, which was a huge boon since I use my N770 when I travel.

I don't upgrade hardware often and my 10 year old PC is still kicking along with openSUSE 11.2. I guess my expectation of open source is that hardware will still be usable with newer OS versions, given that experience...