Releasing hardware and developing software are not mutually exclusive. The only thing that would happen if Nokia decided to not release hardware and focus on software is that the developers would be given something else to do that earns money for Nokia....

Assuming the new device is based on the OMAP, people will not have been taken away from updating the N800 software to write stuff for the new device. Nor will it take significant effort to 'back-port' changes (he says ).

If it is an OMAP then all those who don't want to buy this new device (because it has a keyboard, is the wrong colour, whatever) will benefit anyway as the software is targeted at the same architecture (afaicr Nokia said that the N800 will be supported for at least two more (software) release cycles).

I suppose we'll just have to wait and see if it is an OMAP machine...


Simon