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Originally Posted by The Arsonist View Post
All reports on this are conflicting. If you check out the latest podcast from Engadget they say that at Google I/O, Google stated it wasn't going to be hardware accelerated, but the interview that Engadget conducted with Adobe Labs they specifically said the Nexus One is going to be hardware accelerated. No one really seems to know. Some believe that Adobe is kind of picking hairs by saying that because 2D may have software acceleration, but not 3D or it will only have acceleration for non-flv files and such. I've also heard reports that the Snapdragon platform on its one cannot have actual hardware acceleration(but I can't verify that outside of conversations with other gadget hobbyists). They really shouldn't call this mobile version 10.1 because people will think the experience will be the same as a desktop edition, when it really isn't. No one quite knows.

Back to the topic of the thread, I think its a big ridiculous that Nokia can't make the effort to update Flash. As some have said, they've been demoing 10.1 on the N900 as early as Fall 2009(granted the reports may be incorrect about the version) and here we are 6 months later and Nokia has nothing concrete about the topic. I'm not even asking for hardware acceleration, but just allow us to see the content. I have no real idea of what the difference from Flash 9 to Flash 10(or even Flash 10 to Flash 10.1), but I don't understand why Flash is so fragmented in the sense that its not backwards compatible by any means.

They really just need to do something because for this device to already be nearly done in a 6 month span is an extreme disappointment. I understood that the lack of apps was a shortcoming, but the Browser was meant to complete the experience, but without all the features of the Browser, the phone will be a bit disappointing. I haven't even finished paying the thing off yet!
That is my point exactly. In the UK at least most people will get their devices on an 18 month or 24 month contract. I checked a few phones recently and they seem to really be pushing 24 month contracts now.

So, if Nokia think NOT updating functionality on the N900 will get me to buy a newer model they have another thing coming. If by the time my contract is up my N900 has been officially unsupported for months, they will have lost a customer. They should at LEAST support the device for 18 months and ideally 2 years so that people who have contracts are well supported. If a device comparable to the N900 but faster with more RAM (hardware keyboard being essential) is available when my contract runs out, I will buy it. But if that device is by Nokia and my N900 had not been supported for months, I would take a long hard look for an alternative and potentially hold out until something comes from a company with a better track record of support. However if my N900 had been receiving updates up until that point I would buy the new Nokia in an instant.

I always knew it was a risk buying Nokia (the fact I was aware of that speaks volumes for how Nokia are mistreating their customers) but was willing to risk it with the N900 as I knew it would still be usable even if they dropped support, but it doesn't mean I would take that risk twice if Nokia prove to be as inconsiderate of their customers as rumoured. This is entirely about goodwill and the chance of me buying another Nokia rests entirely on how well Nokia support my N900. Especially considering the chance that the first Meego device wont have a hardware keyboard and will have a capacitive touch-screen, two big factors for me getting N900 was keyboards and resistive touch-screen.
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