Could the late 2008 MBP take more than 8GB of RAM?

I just recently upgraded the RAM on my late 2008 15" MacBook Pro from 2GB to 8GB, and this sucker's running like a sports car! So this has me wondering. I have babied this thing, and it is plenty powerful for me but what happens 2-3 more years down the road? I had read that the late 2008 models originally could only handle up to 6GB but do to a fimware update in April of 2010 that capacity was upped to 8GB. Is there ever a chance that the RAM capacity could go up again? If not, why?

you're probably stuck at 8GB - i wish i can upgrade my late 08 Macbook to more than 8GB - tried it, but never worked - gave it to my niece instead.
i don't really think you'd use more if you're just running normal apps.
have a look at the image below - that's my macbook with 16GB and have 9 apps running - see how much I have free?
by the time you need more than 8GB - you'll probably buy a new macbook by then - do remember, new macbooks are still selling with 4GB of RAM installed in them.
good luck

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