This Is Why
Apple should have never given out the iPhone rebates. Now every time they decide to charge for something, change the price on something, or in some way try to make an improvement in an existing product to generate new sales, people who already own said product are going to whine and cry in hopes that Apple caves and gives them something for free. Pathetic.
Apple never said they'd have Mail or GPS support on the iPod Touch. The expectation that they would somehow just dole out Mail and GPS support for free after awhile is naive. Go price a GPS unit someplace, and then start crying about $20. If anything, you're getting a steal. Apple could have charged $20 per app, and it still would have been a bargain as compared to other software titles out there.
If I go buy a Nintendo DS, do I expect Nintendo to give me free copies of every in-house game they develop? Somehow, I think Nintendo isn't going to do that.
All this extra software is optional. If you don't want to pay the $20, then no one is forcing you to do so! Get a grip. I am so tired of people thinking software should be free all the time. Sure, if someone wants to release something open source, then it's free. Obviously, Apple chose not to do that, so you need to pay a license fee!
And let's be clear about one thing as well. This is not a software upgrade/update/etc, this is additional software. Your iPod touch will function fine with or without this software! I agree that patches/update should be free, but this is no such thing.
Sheesh - next you know people will be lining up in front of Apple looking for government cheese and butter.
Apple should have never given out the iPhone rebates. Now every time they decide to charge for something, change the price on something, or in some way try to make an improvement in an existing product to generate new sales, people who already own said product are going to whine and cry in hopes that Apple caves and gives them something for free. Pathetic.
Apple never said they'd have Mail or GPS support on the iPod Touch. The expectation that they would somehow just dole out Mail and GPS support for free after awhile is naive. Go price a GPS unit someplace, and then start crying about $20. If anything, you're getting a steal. Apple could have charged $20 per app, and it still would have been a bargain as compared to other software titles out there.
If I go buy a Nintendo DS, do I expect Nintendo to give me free copies of every in-house game they develop? Somehow, I think Nintendo isn't going to do that.
All this extra software is optional. If you don't want to pay the $20, then no one is forcing you to do so! Get a grip. I am so tired of people thinking software should be free all the time. Sure, if someone wants to release something open source, then it's free. Obviously, Apple chose not to do that, so you need to pay a license fee!
And let's be clear about one thing as well. This is not a software upgrade/update/etc, this is additional software. Your iPod touch will function fine with or without this software! I agree that patches/update should be free, but this is no such thing.
Sheesh - next you know people will be lining up in front of Apple looking for government cheese and butter.