There will always be someone who buys the current device a few weeks before it's replaced by the latest and greatest - unfortunately that person is you tubbycricket and I think you're just p1ssed that you fall into that category, it happens to us all at least once.

Without a doubt, your N800 will be supported for the next two major OS releases (Maemo 4 and Maemo 5, Chinook and Diablo, OS 2008 and OS 2009) and you will be able to take advantage of most if not all of the future planned services and software.

While I'm a little surprised the N800 is being superceeded within 12 months, concrete assurances have been given that it will receive continued support and I fully expect the life cycle for future Nokia Internet Tablets to reduce as competition increases and more inovative devices appear from other manufacturers. Virtually every consumer electronics device receives a 1 year refresh, computing devices even more quickly than that. The lifespan of the Nokia Tablets is not unreasonable as they will receive continued support.

If you're not happy with the N800 because it's been (or is about to be) superceeded (with what, nobody knows!) perhaps the N800 wasn't the right device for you in the first place?