Don't be such a f**king tool. Apple TV = Free upgrade for early adopters. iPhone = Free rebate for early adopters. The only actual case you have is a principled one against proprietary software in general. If you don't want to make that case, then be quiet and quit acting like a bunch of whiners.
This isnt an entire OS, which usually ships with computers that have updated hardware.These are simple applications, widgets, that came free with iPhone, and now free with the same Touches we have. I just dont get why youd offer it free to people now, but not 2 weeks ago.In all honesty i really dont care because I just jailbroke the thing the minute i got it out the box, but i still think its s**tty.
nice try, but not an accurate analogy. 1st, these 5 new apps are not an new OS firmware 1.1.3 itself is free, so a nice comparison will be you get Leopard for free but you have to pay $20 for mail, iTunes, iCal, etc. 2nd, if you buy a Mac a couple of weeks before Leopard released, you can upgrade it for free, but if you bought an iPod Touch on Jan 14, 2008 you are toast.
Personally speaking, I am outraged that Apple is charging early buyers of the iPod Touch $20 for a system update that ought to be free.While I understand Apple's decision to charge money for the new applications the new $20 "application pack" also includes a SYSTEM UPDATE in the form of the home page editing, web clips, and lyrics features. All of these are updates to the currently existing iPod Touch software and NOT new applications, which means that they ought to be free to all users of the iPod Touch.Adding insult to injury these applications are all hidden in the 1.1.3 system update, a whopping 104.4mb file that all users must download if they want to fix bugs in the system. These applications can only be used when you pay Apple $20 to "unlock" them, but even if you decide not to buy them they stay on your iPod taking up precious space that could be used for songs, videos, or photos.Apple is normally wonderful when it comes to providing system support and updates, but having them shaft early adopters and loyal fans like this is offensive and shows that Apple has absolutely no regard for the iPod Touch community.You can leave Apple direct feedback here:<a class="user" href="http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html">http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html</a>You can also sign this petition:<a class="user" href="http://www.petitiononline.com/freeappi/petition.html">http://www.petitiononline.com/freeappi/petition.ht ...</a>
ddawgginJan 17, 2008
And for every person hacking it for free there will be 20 people that'll google it and use that hack
seigaJan 18, 2008
Don't be such a f**king tool. Apple TV = Free upgrade for early adopters. iPhone = Free rebate for early adopters. The only actual case you have is a principled one against proprietary software in general. If you don't want to make that case, then be quiet and quit acting like a bunch of whiners.
edruJan 19, 2008Submitter
This isnt an entire OS, which usually ships with computers that have updated hardware.These are simple applications, widgets, that came free with iPhone, and now free with the same Touches we have. I just dont get why youd offer it free to people now, but not 2 weeks ago.In all honesty i really dont care because I just jailbroke the thing the minute i got it out the box, but i still think its s**tty.
alantanJan 21, 2008
nice try, but not an accurate analogy. 1st, these 5 new apps are not an new OS firmware 1.1.3 itself is free, so a nice comparison will be you get Leopard for free but you have to pay $20 for mail, iTunes, iCal, etc. 2nd, if you buy a Mac a couple of weeks before Leopard released, you can upgrade it for free, but if you bought an iPod Touch on Jan 14, 2008 you are toast.
imcd23Jan 22, 2008
They say its because they upgrade the wifi from g to n but i don't give a crap. Its not even on torrent sites yet. :C darn
jacksonprittFeb 23, 2008
Personally speaking, I am outraged that Apple is charging early buyers of the iPod Touch $20 for a system update that ought to be free.While I understand Apple's decision to charge money for the new applications the new $20 "application pack" also includes a SYSTEM UPDATE in the form of the home page editing, web clips, and lyrics features. All of these are updates to the currently existing iPod Touch software and NOT new applications, which means that they ought to be free to all users of the iPod Touch.Adding insult to injury these applications are all hidden in the 1.1.3 system update, a whopping 104.4mb file that all users must download if they want to fix bugs in the system. These applications can only be used when you pay Apple $20 to "unlock" them, but even if you decide not to buy them they stay on your iPod taking up precious space that could be used for songs, videos, or photos.Apple is normally wonderful when it comes to providing system support and updates, but having them shaft early adopters and loyal fans like this is offensive and shows that Apple has absolutely no regard for the iPod Touch community.You can leave Apple direct feedback here:<a class="user" href="http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html">http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html</a>You can also sign this petition:<a class="user" href="http://www.petitiononline.com/freeappi/petition.html">http://www.petitiononline.com/freeappi/petition.ht ...</a>