i did a really extensive search before buying my n900, so i knew it was for me. But i heard nowhere about a "shortened time support". Even here, when i bought it in April there was no sign for it. Only when nokia announced Meego not for n900 it all this started. About the price, lets use logic. Palm Pre was out at about the time and had under its hood more or less the same hardware as the N900. Same goes for the Droid/Milestone. All those had the same price tag more or less. So no, we didnt get a "beta" discount.