History repeating itself again.

A device is released, Nokia (relatively*) quickly stops supporting it, people complain, Nokia says the next iteration OS will end world hunger and that of course it won't run on the current device. People complain.

Someone points to some project that is trying to create a new OS based on the newest versions of the open components of Maemo. Thus, it "might" be able to present a community alternative to a Nokia-sanctioned OS upgrade that will never materialize. Nokia quickly points every current device owner demanding an upgrade to this new project. People believe the hype, even though the new project's state is "not ready for daily usage".

Someone realizes that the project has been in such an state for months, gets the hint that this might go on forever, and decides to rant about it on tmo. People complain.

Some just want [to play some random codec file/be able to use the device without X application freezing/fix Y bug/get new version of Z core component]. Some other people just want to be able to run whatever commercial applications will be released for the next device (a new version of OviMaps, games...). The new project only partially gives them this, but it also gives tons of new bugs and unwanted changes.

Some people dualboot the new project and are happy with it. The rest, either try start to fix stuff by themselves, move on to another platform, or just are happy with what they have now. There's a feeling of "we have been ripped of" floating around TMO. Every often a new thread pops up pointing this. Nearly the same set of people ask, rant, answer, and/or basically repeat the same that has been said since the 770, with few exceptions.

Rumours of a new device suddenly start spreading like crazy. We even joke that what developers need to stop the general uneasiness on the community is a new device, since it's been so long since the last one. The new device quickly becomes the center of everything, conversations on IRC, ideas on what to do with/for it, will my applications work on it, what does the SDK contain. Some people say that they will keep on releasing stuff for the older device but eventually stop doing it because [the older device doesn't have übercool component X version Y and porting it is costly|the older device doesn't have hardware Z and emulating it breaks the game, the interface, etc.].

A device is released. Nokia quickly stops supporting it. People complain.

Like the ones I can install on my N8x0!

*As a a person with a Palm background, before its WebOS revolution, Palm used to stop supporting a product the day it was released. So even the months of support Nokia gives look like a win