Sooo... like... you didn't know there was going to be a new and improved device 6 months later?

Well, I like Maemo 5, and as long as MeeGo apps come to the N900, I'm happy. Just stop worrying

It's not going to be just a new device. It's a brand new OS while dumping another brand new OS.

[Harry Hill]

Hmmm, I like Maemo, but I also like Meego... but which is better?
Only one way to found out - FIGHT!

[/Harry Hill]

Apologies to non-UK people who won't have a clue what I am going on about here

Not upgradeable? Dose it mean I'll need to flash my N900 instead of using OTA upgrade? :P

FUD, until more clarifying official statements come out...

- could mean that the upgrade is not available OTA, only reflashing
- could mean they'll deliver "Harmattan" (or whatever) soon for N900, not calling it "MeeGo", so, officially it's not MeeGo; when the "real" MeeGo comes out at the end of the year, the N900 could be not officially supported

anyway, applications should be pretty much compatible between all these versions, or with light modifications, so I don't see the issue... after all who bought the N900 knew what they were going to buy at that moment...

hehe...

The issue here is that Maemo 5 was billed as an open OS (which it is on the whole) and Nokia's next big direction with their devices. This implied certain things, including that as this platform was actually properly updateable and wasn't locked into things like Symbian "Feature Packs", it would evolve along with the Maemo 5 product range.

Now there is no Maemo 5 product range and even though capable, seems like the N900 is not going to be officially supported with MeeGo which is effectively what has stunted Maemo 5.

The comparison should be with something like the iPhone, which has received the major OS updates - which is the right way to treat customers. Or, conversely WinMo devices which don't. Again though, if you must compare this situation to desktop OS releases - with those at least you get significant warning and the ability to pay for an upgrade (even free on many recently released devices which come just before new OS releases). Nokia are not offering anything of the sort and much asx I love the N900, had I known a new device and platform was coming so soon I'd just have waited for it - but they don't communicate these things with customers, hence such high levels of frustration on the various Nokia related forums.

Mh if this proves to be true it certainly will be the last time I'll ever buy a Nokia device again. As for now I remain positive in the hope that Nokia will do something unexpected.

I'm not sure if you have been following N900 before the release. It has been talked many times here before. N97 is still Nokias number one and the one that's selling in millions while being more expensive than N900.

In Nokia World 2009 they downplayed N900 that was talked here quite alot. N900 became so popular because of blogs and what not heavily advertising it.
Nokia's second largest factory is in Finland, Salo and it only makes high end phones and all previous flagships have always been made there(N97 is made there too). N900 East Korea factory hasn't been able to keep up with the demand... because Nokia didn't expect and maybe not event wanted N900 yet to be huge seller.
There's 10 N97 ads more for every N900 and i don't think that's just a coincidence. I don't know how many of the new members here have heard N900 being 4th step in 5 step plan, but that was the main thing Nokia let out in the 2009 about the N900.

I buy 1-2 phones every year so it's no wonder i don't really care all about this, but just led all that out.

the issue here is. Nokia knew a lot of people were paranoid and worried about it, but cnet got the info first???? o well what do you do. Nokia lol

o the iphone 2g, 3g, 3gs ipad are getting 4.0 firmware soon