Why is it that the iPhone 3GS still recieves updates but the iPhone 3G does not ?

I dont understand why apple has chosen, to keep the 3GS going, for $0.99 on AT&T, i understand that the iPhone 3G was discontinued around 2011, but why couldnt they still make lite versins of the firmware, for example 4.2.1 lacks some features. They could have very well done that wirh 4.3.3 and 5.0.1

The processor is too slow and there is not enough RAM in the 3G for iOS 5.

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