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2009-08-27
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Originally Posted by Bundyo
Fixed. You're welcome.
This is about 500th time this question is asked (or maybe more?
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2009-08-27
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Originally Posted by charcaroth
I wouldn't call it an official stance so much as a physical reality. If Maemo 5 doesn't run properly on N800 hardware then there's no point releasing it on the N800.
So, if I'm reading correctly, the official stance is that the N800 will NOT support Maemo 5 due to a lack of appropriate hardware.
That's a shame, I'd like to keep using my N800 instead of having it outmoded when it's still in the prime of life.
And you can keep on using it, it's not like it'll explode... ;-)
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2009-08-27
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Originally Posted by charcaroth
Define 'outmoded'.
So, if I'm reading correctly, the official stance is that the N800 will NOT support Maemo 5 due to a lack of appropriate hardware.
That's a shame, I'd like to keep using my N800 instead of having it outmoded when it's still in the prime of life.
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2009-08-27
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#56
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Originally Posted by luca
At least Nokia does proper recalls and doesn't try to hush people up...
Well....
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2009-08-27
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#57
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Has an N800 ever exploded?
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2009-08-28
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Originally Posted by qole
Well, you didn't hear about mine exploding did you?... That's because Nokia paid me not to tell you.
Has an N800 ever exploded?
Dang it... I guess I'm gonna have to give them back there money now.
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Back to diablo devices... I believe there is a lot of life left in them and @ $100-150 USD for a used N800 or $150-200 USD for a used N810, they are quite the bargain.
Just using MaemoMapper with the Google traffic layer running, an OMWeather 5 day forecast showing on your home screen, access to your e-mail, one touch access to news, Doppler radar, and various mobile portals and web pages via Personal Menu/Launcher through the cellular data connection of your choice... all displayed on a hi-res 4.1" screen puts it miles ahead of anything offered at that price.
Unfortunately there was a method to Nokia's madness. Not a whole lot of them have been produced and the leading edge of the developer community will move on to the newer devices and OS.
This will leave these geeky devices a small loyal following of even geekier fans that most of us (even the cutting edge) will, with pride, somehow always relate to.
Development may slow or stop but I predict years from now people will continue to find new uses for them.
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2009-08-28
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So, if I'm reading correctly, the official stance is that the N800 will NOT support Maemo 5 due to a lack of appropriate hardware.
That's a shame, I'd like to keep using my N800 instead of having it outmoded when it's still in the prime of life.
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2009-08-28
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Originally Posted by charcaroth
Next time you buy a device ask for a support contract
So, if I'm reading correctly, the official stance is that the N800 will NOT support Maemo 5 due to a lack of appropriate hardware.
That's a shame, I'd like to keep using my N800 instead of having it outmoded when it's still in the prime of life. I for one would certainly purchase the N900 if it's available on my local cellular provider (Verizon Wireless), even if my N800 would run Maemo 5. The N900 includes what I was baffled that the N800 did not include, a cell phone. I just hope it'll be available by the end of the year.
N800 is EOL. No more official support. Maemo 4.1 (Diablo) received security and reliability fixes via SSU, and thats it. If you look at it, the N800 had a longer lifetime than the N810.
Whatever community does (Mer) and how Nokia endorses Mer (by lobbying for OSS drivers) is the best straw you can get.
The issue is not really only appropriate hardware, its also lack of drivers. These drivers are out of Nokia's direct control.
Also, the question is ofcourse how the performance of Maemo 5 on N8x0 would be.
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That's a shame, I'd like to keep using my N800 instead of having it outmoded when it's still in the prime of life. I for one would certainly purchase the N900 if it's available on my local cellular provider (Verizon Wireless), even if my N800 would run Maemo 5. The N900 includes what I was baffled that the N800 did not include, a cell phone. I just hope it'll be available by the end of the year.