01-16-2008, 07:19 AM
[quote Mike Johnson]They're not the same at all!
With the Touch, you get Mail, Notes, Stocks and Weather -- all new to the Touch! Sure, those apps were already on the iPhone. And yes, Apple could've included them on the Touch from day one. But Apple chose not to. And now it's up to you! Apple's giving consumers choices. And anybody who paid $400 for an iPod has surely earned the right to choose whether or not to pay an additional $20 for applications Apple withheld until now!
With the Touch, you get the exact same Maps feature as the iPhone, only different! Since there's no cell phone reception on the Touch, it won't triangulate off of cell towers. But that's okay, because even if it did, you'd still have to have a wifi signal to download the map, right? So you might as well just ask somebody for directions. In other words, you're getting a completely gratuitous map feature you'll never ever use! See, Apple's always thinking two steps ahead!
And just like the iPhone upgrade, Touch users will get the new web clips application, and the ability to rearrange icons, and pay for and watch iTunes movie rentals. It's almost like your $400 iPod is as good as a $400 iPhone, just without the phone. Or camera. Or free updates.
And it doesn't stop there! This is the "January Update." More $20 upgrades are on your way! Like Steve said, there are still fifty more weeks of the year! Bank on it!
But wait, there's more! the $20 update will also let you access music lyrics, just like you could on your old iPod!
So, see, they're totally different!
You forgot to put curley bracketed sarcasm quotes around your post.
With the Touch, you get Mail, Notes, Stocks and Weather -- all new to the Touch! Sure, those apps were already on the iPhone. And yes, Apple could've included them on the Touch from day one. But Apple chose not to. And now it's up to you! Apple's giving consumers choices. And anybody who paid $400 for an iPod has surely earned the right to choose whether or not to pay an additional $20 for applications Apple withheld until now!
With the Touch, you get the exact same Maps feature as the iPhone, only different! Since there's no cell phone reception on the Touch, it won't triangulate off of cell towers. But that's okay, because even if it did, you'd still have to have a wifi signal to download the map, right? So you might as well just ask somebody for directions. In other words, you're getting a completely gratuitous map feature you'll never ever use! See, Apple's always thinking two steps ahead!
And just like the iPhone upgrade, Touch users will get the new web clips application, and the ability to rearrange icons, and pay for and watch iTunes movie rentals. It's almost like your $400 iPod is as good as a $400 iPhone, just without the phone. Or camera. Or free updates.
And it doesn't stop there! This is the "January Update." More $20 upgrades are on your way! Like Steve said, there are still fifty more weeks of the year! Bank on it!
But wait, there's more! the $20 update will also let you access music lyrics, just like you could on your old iPod!
So, see, they're totally different!
You forgot to put curley bracketed sarcasm quotes around your post.