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Apple Announces iPod Touch Software Update

christopher3071 said:
I say you jailbreak it. Just to get back at apple. You can't damage your ipod touch with a jailbreak, so what do you have to lose?
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You don't even have to jailbreak it, I'm certain the new firmware will turn up online. It's not like it's looked to one iPod Touch. Once it's online you can download it to your computer, hook the iPod to iTunes go to restore and hold "Alt" when selecting restore you'll then get the option to select the file to restore from.

If I bought an iPod Touch I would do it without thinking. If Microsoft can offer free software updates for their ****** Zune then there is no reason why Apple should be screwing over iPod Touch owners.
 
dukebound85 said:
probably alot of people who dont follow apple as closely as you do
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The person he was asking this question about is a member of this forum. So that puts a pretty big hole in your theory.

For what it's worth, I was wondering the exact same thing when I read that person bought a Touch days before a MacWorld keynote.
 
Everyone Write A Complaint To Apple And All The Blogs About This

If apple gets the same reaction they got from the iPhone price drop they will fix this...It is BS and they know it.

I am not gonna be someone that says I dont love apple, and the thing is, even with that 20$ and the other BS that comes once in a while, Apple is still better then the rest!

So deal with it or make your own perfect computer company, Im good staying with apple.
 
Snips said:
Though I agree that the $20 fee for the apps was a bit of a surprise, I think the interesting thing here is how they are going to collect that $20.

Isn't the only delivery model that supports charging through the iTunes Store? ...in which case presumably this will be accessed through the iPod Games (or equivalent section) in the iTunes store.

I think this is a good precedent for 3rd party developers - i.e. iPhone apps have value, and can be obtained through the iTunes store.
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I think that's interesting, but the price is the issue here, and the fact that they are giving it away for new touch purchases. Had it been $5 and they charged new touch owners the same price it would have been at least pretty fair, but this is just screwing the early buyers, again.
 
appleii2mac said:
Maybe the $20 price is for Sarbanes Oxley related accounting, like the 802.11n update.
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That's almost certainly what it is, and also the reason why there isn't a fee for the iPhone update. It's definitely not a surprise really when you think about it.
 
and while $20 may not seem like a whole lot of money, it's really the principle of having to pay more for something you dropped 300/400 on. and btw, you can get a lot more apps with a jailbroken touch than just maps, stocks, weather, mail, and notes. so no, a 1.1.3 touch is not on the same level as a jailbroken one
 
Snips said:
I'm downloading 1.1.3 (though opted not to install), but wasn't prompted to pay - I do have an iTunes Store account did I click through a screen too quickly and somehow confirm payment?
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They are two separate things... i updated to 1.1.3.. then through the applewebsite I was redirected to the itunes store to purchase the touch app updates.. i purchased.. then i followed the directions to sync my touch.. and nothing
 
$20!?! Way to stick it to your customers, Apple! It's not like they had to run out and hire a whole new development staff to build these apps for the iPod touch. :mad:

It wouldn’t surprise me if the 2nd gen iPod touch features an integrated credit card slot on the side so you can swipe your credit card every time Apple releases a software update.
 
dukebound85 said:
probably alot of people who dont follow apple as closely as you do
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If you are on macrumors enough to post on a forum, you would know that Steve Jobs was making an announcement today about something.

The person who bought the iTouch was foolish to do so. Even if you have never known that MacWorld meant new stuff, if you come to MacRumors.com and see that the website is making a HUGE deal out of it, there has to be a reason for it...

And early adopters should not whine because everyone is an early adopter in today's world. Apple moves pretty fast (avg. 180 days for a big update), so when you are buying something that is prone to updates (iphone, itouch, macbook) you will get screwed. I have had this macbook for a while and they already increased the speed and introduced this MacBook Air (which is pointless to buy at such a high price...I'll settle to keep my CD drive and bigger HDD anyway). The only "spoiler" for early adopters if anything would be if someone bought Apple TV, because no one really expected THAT to be updated, even though it was rumored and highly suggested that Apple should allow direct buying from iTunes.

I think me buying an iTouch may be a big mistake because the iPhone will undoubtedly go 3G and upgrade to 16 GB sometime, but I have waited for a long time for a new iPod anyway and at this rate I don't see it valuable to buy an iPhone because of how equivalent the iTouch has become.
 
Because the percentage of people who probably roll up their sleeves to jailbreak their iPod Touches versus those who will fork over $20 on a credit card to just get things over with is pretty small.

Personally, unless there are some hidden improvements (performance, etc.) in 1.1.3, I'm going to stay with my JB'ed 1.1.2 Touch for a while.

And yes, it makes no sense why Apple TV early adopters get a free update while us iPod Touch early adopters don't; hell, our 16GB units cost as much as the Apple TVs!

kungming2 said:
The $20 is ridiculous. It's just apps - I jailbroke mine already for free... Why would I pay?
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People are spewing venom all over the Apple discussions board.
And Apple is deleting threads left and right.

I don't agree that current Touch owners should pay for something that already exists.
Ever since Apple gave the iPhone $200 or whatever rebate, The genie was let out of the bottle.
 
mandoman said:
Has mail now, that's great. Now I just need a cisco
vpn client (altogether possible with an SDK coming soon)
and a storage bump and I'll be all over the touch.
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Not having Mail and the lack of storage were my only two downsides... Now there is only one left before I get mine.... :D
 
So if i buy an itouch at the weekend will it have the new apps. Will there be a week no or something
 
I'm not even a early adopter either, I just bought my ipod touch a couple weeks ago since this news really sucks for me. Wonder If I can still return my ipod towards the new ones
 
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