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>Funny, apple did this to iPod touch What feature did you pay to unlock on iPod touch? I'm struggling to remember...

• sleepychu 8y ago
  Apps, initial few software updates were paid. Version 1 didn't have the app store, they pushed web apps initially
  • Wowfunhappy 8y ago
    That'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 8y ago
    They 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 8y ago
  https://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 8y ago
    For that matter, all iPhones contain an FM radio that you can’t use either. Even if you want to pay.
    • mjcohen 8y ago
      That'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 8y ago
        https://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...