Comments on: Apple iPod OS 3.0 upgrade rip-off?? http://www.wired4iphone.com/applications/apple-ipod-os-3-0-upgrade-rip-off everything iPhone Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:35:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://www.wired4iphone.com/applications/apple-ipod-os-3-0-upgrade-rip-off/comment-page-1#comment-40 Mike Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:51:43 +0000 http://www.wired4iphone.com/?p=592#comment-40 Maybe it was, but I watched the whole Keynote and don't remember it being mentioned. I may have been a little carried away with all the other things going on. Darren has also pointed out that there was an iPod Touch beta, but for some reason it was not installed on my device... He also reminded me that the OS2 upgrade was chargeable on the iPod Touch too, a fact I did know. It is to do with some odd 'Accounting' principles <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1162" rel="nofollow">see here</a> for an explanation. Maybe it was, but I watched the whole Keynote and don’t remember it being mentioned. I may have been a little carried away with all the other things going on.

Darren has also pointed out that there was an iPod Touch beta, but for some reason it was not installed on my device… He also reminded me that the OS2 upgrade was chargeable on the iPod Touch too, a fact I did know.

It is to do with some odd ‘Accounting’ principles see here for an explanation.

]]> By: Darren http://www.wired4iphone.com/applications/apple-ipod-os-3-0-upgrade-rip-off/comment-page-1#comment-39 Darren Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:39:38 +0000 http://www.wired4iphone.com/?p=592#comment-39 Yes indeed, that has always been the case for the iPod Touch and every major update has been subject to a charge. I don't claim to understand why but this is apparently a legal necessity. Yes indeed, that has always been the case for the iPod Touch and every major update has been subject to a charge. I don’t claim to understand why but this is apparently a legal necessity.

]]> By: Ian http://www.wired4iphone.com/applications/apple-ipod-os-3-0-upgrade-rip-off/comment-page-1#comment-38 Ian Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:36:43 +0000 http://www.wired4iphone.com/?p=592#comment-38 I thought this was made clear at the announcement of OS 3.0. I certainly understood that to be the case. Don't agree with it though. I thought this was made clear at the announcement of OS 3.0. I certainly understood that to be the case. Don’t agree with it though.

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