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> often had hardware features locked out by software so that you could pay extra to unlock them. Funny, apple did this to iPod touch
by rohit2412 7y ago
> often had hardware features locked out by software so that you could pay extra to unlock them.
Funny, apple did this to iPod touch
- dontbenebby 7y ago>Funny, apple did this to iPod touch What feature did you pay to unlock on iPod touch? I'm struggling to remember...
- sleepychu 7y agoApps, initial few software updates were paid. Version 1 didn't have the app store, they pushed web apps initially
- Wowfunhappy 7y agoThat's paying for a software update. I can understand why you're conflating the two, but I don't think it's correct to do so. By making updates paid, Apple was charging users for work that had been done on the software side after the user made their initial purchase.
- coin 7y agoThey charged for OS upgrades to be compliant with I believed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As providing free upgrades would amount to pre booking revenue.
- rohit2412 7y agohttps://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/iphone-20-and-ipod-touch-20-updates-include-a-bakers-dozen-security-fixes/ https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/iphone-20-and-ipod-... The first iPod touch had a broadcom chip that supported Bluetooth, but wasn't supported in the software stack. You needed to upgrade to use the Bluetooth hardware that you had already paid for.
- beamatronic 7y agoFor that matter, all iPhones contain an FM radio that you can’t use either. Even if you want to pay.
- mjcohen 7y agoThat's wrong in two ways. First, many Android phones, including my Galaxy S7, can use the FM radio via the NextRadio app. Second, iPhones do not have an FM radio.
- beamatronic 7y agohttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.macrumors.com/2017/09/28/apple-still-urged-to-enable-fm-radio-in-iphone/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.macrumors.com/2017/09/28/ap...
- Flockster 7y agoYes, I can remember the update to iPhone OS 2.0 was a paid update for the iPod Touch 1Gen.