iPhone 2.0 software update hits in June
By Paul Miller 
posted March 6th 2008 12:50PM
posted March 6th 2008 12:50PM
posted March 6th 2008 12:50PM
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what'll it add
Hopefully an ability to READ THE FUCKING ARTICLE!
That's also every single iPod Touch user crying. Charging the Touch users for this update is just like charging for the iPhone apps; this stuff has no business costing money.
Sony updates the PSP firmware, MS updates the Zune firmware & pushes out stuff like IE7 and SP2 for XP, and all of those come with new features. Service Pack 2's firewall and security features have no way to grant MS further income from the OS. So why haven't these companies gotten slapped with the legal problems Apple 'claims' they would be faced with if they updated the Touch for free?
There are only two explanations:
A) Apple was incredibly stupid, and accounted for the Touch completely differently than anybody in the entire tech industry does for their products and/or did not realize its potential (If you think this is likely, I have some real estate in Florida you might be interested in...)
B) Pure money grubbing, maliciously planned from the start.
If you seriously believe this to be anything but option B, get your head out of the sand.
I won't be buying that for my iPod touch to pay them a shit load of money for apps.
I already pay $10 a month to Apple for using the iPhone. Updates should be free for us! Touch users need to quit their crying! If you want free updates, pay an extra $100 for the device and then $100 a month. Apple gets $120 a year from me for using the iPhone! Updates certainly don't look free to me! $20 for you vs $120 for me and you are the one crying! Shut up already!
To Andy B:
Do I get to call people on my iPod touch? No. Text message? Nope. Email people conveniently without having to pay $20? Sorry. Quit crying about having to pay for a cell phone, I have to pay for mine AND shell out the money for these updates, so we iPod Touch users do have something to complain about, thank you.
JUNE!!!!!!!!!!!????????? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOO LONG!!!!!
In other words, not long before android comes out. People can enjoy the iPhone. I don't mind, but I'll revel in the fact that I've got something a lot better when google's OS debuts.
Pathetic.
Burn out
JUNE WTF
so what the developers gonna do for 2 months... especially the ones that want to deploy small free apps????
COME ON GIVE ME 2.0 AND GIVE ME SDK NOW lol..
BTW anyone notice that the AppInstaller is almost IDENTICAL to installer.app i mean ya it looks like it got updated a bit with icons etc, but generally same layout even the same number of buttons at the bottom lol... maybe nullsoft sold them installer.app v2 :)
because there are only so many ways to display a list of programs as... a list of programs?
its like saying "omg these other touch screen pmps are iphone ripoffs" - can you honestly think of anything other than a screen of icons?
Some of these things just don't lend themselves much room to innovation
You can download the beta version of the SDK on Apple's Website
Free for iPhone, "accounting charge" for iPod Touch.
FREE FOR IPHONE, BULLSHIT CHARGE FOR IPOD TOUCH, AND NO DOUBT AT A RAPE RATE FOR UK USERS!!
Don't complaint! At least you can get the updates.
I feel bad for all the iPod touch early adopters from places without a iTS. They won't get any of this good things.
Hey, I can complain all I want, if I buy the products, I have the right to complain!
And someone buying an iPod somewhere without an iTunes Store would know that they wouldnt be able to get updates etc.
Exactly you bought a product as it was not as it might be! Any additions to the iPhone and iPod touch are added benefits that were never promised when I bought.
Dammmm, I was about to unhack my phone
There are 7 Apple posts on the Engadget front page.
You count very well.
I was hoping for an even dozen. Can't ever have too much Apple news.
I FEEL LIKE COMPLAINING BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE IS!
Everyone else is also watching this video. I don't think you should watch it though.
*plays a video of everyone giving ellianth their life savings on paypal*
Fu*k you apple we have already waited for this for so long! It should of been avaliable from the begining. And come June is it going to be June the 1st or June the 30th/31st? Or will it be delayed by 1-2 weeks after June like getting the SDK to developers.
You sound very wise, like you should be on Apple's executive management team. How DARE they make you wait.
ya fuck you apple
"late june"
Your knowledge of the days the months go up to amazes me. I hope YOUR birthday is on June 31st.
Maybe they want to release 3G iphone with the 2.0 update.
ugh.. I was really hoping they would give us SOMETHING for today... facebook app and sling player app would be awesome
what would you do with a facebook app?
the site is already retooled and awesome in safari.. so why waste the space on a full program where a webclip will do?
I don't quite understand why people are so pissed at a June release. After all it's true that iphone has been out for less than a year only and I'd rather have a late SDK than a crappy one. Think how may iterations WinMo had up to now. And realistically there's a lot to implement from distribution system to API so I don't blame them at all. Meanwhile you can always have jailbreak for quick fix ;)
Windows Mobile has been "open" since day one. Even when the first shitty Windows CE devices came out, Microsoft had a full suite of developer tools available for it.
I guess my point is that WinMo was developed with a "OS" in mind whereas Apple was trying to sell the device. Anyway I'm just glad that they aren't stubborn enough to insist on "web app" only...
Disgusting. They have had ages to work on this. Today I thought they were going to present it done and ready. Now we have to wait until June for another pointless keynote before they unleash this SDK. *sight* Long live Jailbreak.
Not sure if they will charge Touch users. Apple will make money from selling the Apps, so there may not be need.
What's the big deal? The SDK was just released today! That means developers have only had full access to all of the iPhones capabilities for a few minutes so far (if that). Did any of you read the Press Conference? They have FULL 3D GAMES coming! I have two iPhones and one is jailbroken, I don't even use it because the apps just aren't that great. I'll gladly wait for June if everything is going to be as polished at the stuff demo'ed today!
People just have to complain about EVERYTHING...
Complain Complain, be happy you have an iPhone, which we don't in Canada. Don't you think that Apple would want to have applications out for their users, especially if they pay for them as soon as they can? This looks like a fantastic release and will catapult the iPhone even higher. Sure wish I could get one.
What is stopping you? It isn't available in China, The Netherlands or Spain but plenty of people there are using one.
Stop whining about being a poor Canuck without an iPhone and discover the power of Ebay.
Canadians SUCK. And apparently Steve agrees....
And Americans wonder why the world is disgusted with us? Show some respect for our neighbor with the more valuable currency...
you know what? f*ck apple, for all i care. these retards don't even know how to deliver a proper product, even to it's own neighbors. it shouldn't take a company more than a year to sell iphones that you won't have to unlock to use. i mean, come on. how long can it take for apple and rogers to come up with a plan to ship iphones to a country right next to them? if it's anything more than $600, it better be 3G.
LOL mabye us canadians should make an alternate company that sells movies in itunes and has an apple store in canada's own capital.
"Maple. Actually think.
Now bringing the ehPhone to a store near you."
Wow, they gave us pretty much everything we wanted, and aren't charging for free apps... Quit yer bitching, and be happy that they DIDN'T SCREW THIS UP LIKE ALL OF US THOUGHT THEY WOULD. This stuff is great! Be patient and calm down.
I was going to wait for June for the 3G iPhone anyway and spend my stimulus package check.
God bless America.
It's no coincidence, GW is a huge Apple fan.
NO SDK TIL JUNE??IPHONE FOR SALE!!!!
OMG JUNE? CAPS LOCK FOR SALE.
I was going to wait for June for the 3G iPhone anyway and spend my stimulus package check.
God bless America.
All I can say is HA HA and "I told ya so" (well, not anybody here specifically, just knew it myself). By the time this is actually out and being used, it will only be a short period of time before android is here. It will launch with tons of community mad apps and will explode in developement once the open source community. Until that happens my HTC Mogul will serve me just fine. Especially considering I can add and change anything I want without fear of repercusions from apple or my carrier.