As I feared, Nokia has absolutely no plan or desire to upgrade a handset to a new S60 software release. I'm not sure how likely I am to buy Nokia my next time around, which annoys me to no end.
I really enjoy their phones, they are solid and well built. The Symbian operating system is easily one of the best on the market right now, but Microsoft is working very hard on Windows Mobile, and Apple's iPhone offers an unbeatable user experience. With the iPhone, you get vendor and provider lock in, and with Windows Mobile, you get Windows. Nokia doesn't concentrate very hard on the US market, with delayed US 3G releases, and my provider just doesn't care about Nokia at all.
Who knows what I'm going to get next. Maybe I'll be waiting for a Google Android device.
We apologize for the delay in responding to your message and appreciate your patience.
We acknowledge your concern regarding the updates available for your Nokia E61i smartphone; we are able to provide the following information.
Nicholas, operating software on select Nokia mobile phones and devices is updated via the Nokia Software Updater (available at http://www.nokiausa.com/A4410025).
This utility does not upgrade the operating system (OS) on a mobile phone or device; the Nokia E61i smartphone will have version 9.1 of the Symbian OS (i.e. S60, Third Edition) before and after any applicable software update.
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