Ok, I got word directly from Nokia!

Dear Bec,

Thank you for contacting Ovi Support. If your thread located at http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...616#post621616 reaches 2000 posts, the update for N900 will be indefinitely delayed. All we can promise if you don't stop this nonsense is PR 2.0 this time next year.
Also regarding your question with the end of the world - yes it will happen f the thread reaches 2012 posts!

Thank you once again for your feedback. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Best Regards,
OviGrim
Ovi Grim & Evil department