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Originally Posted by fallenguru View Post
I'm not a 770 user or an N800 one for that matter - I've been toying with the idea of getting one for quite a while, though ...

What I'd like to know is, what does Nokia gain from forking a new (from the consumer and probably developer standpoint) OS for the N800?

Fragmenting the user base in this way doesn't seem to be a very good idea, not because some may feel that their gadget is now obsolete, but because it kills Maemo as a platform. Users should be able to download an app for a Maemo device and expect it to run on their device in principle.

Likewise, no hobby developer wants to maintain two versions of their app, not on the source level, not even on the binary level, really.
It firebombs the N770, forcing users to upgrade and killing the N770's resale value, ensuring it will disappear from the market. I like to think that's not their intent, but it's an economically viable plan.