Will Nokia N8 be upgraded to Symbian 4

Question

Is there possibilities that the Nokia N8 be upgraded  to Symbian 4 or will happen same as it has happen to Nokia N900
In that case is it good to Purchase Nokia N*

Answer 1

Based on historical precedent, it is unlikely (as already stated) that the N8 will be updated ro Symbian^4, but not necessarily impossible.
Nokia doesn't tend to upgrade the entire OS of a phone, but Nokia hasn't yet had two OSs developed so closely as ^3 and ^4, so there might less incompatibility - usually the problem is that the software tends not to be backwards-compatible with the old hardware, so it isn't cost-effective to update older devices (and also, why update a two-year old device when you can sell a new one?) - with both ^4 being already developed even before the initial launch of ^3 we can assume that they are being developed with similar hardware specs in mind.
That aside, I'm in full agreement with synth_fg - the N8 is looking like an impressive phone, why write it off and OS when it hasn't even been seen in action in the wild?
As for Nick's comments, if you fancy a move away from Symbian, at least choose a comparable OS that will offer similar freedom of use - however many iPhones they sell, if Apple keeps its current attitude to complete control over the buyer's use of its products, it will never be a real 'competitor' for any other smartphone - it will always just occupy its own little niche away from the rest of the world just as Mac computers always have.