1) All of my iPods have a notepad. The fact that the Touch doesn't have a notepad was a complete surprise to me, and deserves to be remedied for free. The lack of the notepad is the ONLY reason I would need the upgrade, because I have no plans to use the email and the maps feature probably won't even work in my area anyways!
If I pay my $20 and the maps feature doesn't work, do I get a refund? What is Apple's return policy anyways?
2) If it was just an accounting thing, that Apple doesn't want to have to implement, then there would have been no reason they couldn't have charged 99 cents for the upgrade. Why $20?
3) If they are attributing it to "revenue over time" and comparing it to the Apple TV, then their argument is baseless. The AppleTV is not based on a subscription model any more than the Touch is. I can "optionally" order content on either of those devices, and neither of them requires that I pay Apple a dime after I buy the machine.
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A couple of comments:
1) All of my iPods have a notepad. The fact that the Touch doesn't have a notepad was a complete surprise to me, and deserves to be remedied for free. The lack of the notepad is the ONLY reason I would need the upgrade, because I have no plans to use the email and the maps feature probably won't even work in my area anyways!
If I pay my $20 and the maps feature doesn't work, do I get a refund? What is Apple's return policy anyways?
2) If it was just an accounting thing, that Apple doesn't want to have to implement, then there would have been no reason they couldn't have charged 99 cents for the upgrade. Why $20?
3) If they are attributing it to "revenue over time" and comparing it to the Apple TV, then their argument is baseless. The AppleTV is not based on a subscription model any more than the Touch is. I can "optionally" order content on either of those devices, and neither of them requires that I pay Apple a dime after I buy the machine.