Why Do iPod touch Software Updates Cost Money?
June 2010 Update: The upgrade to iOS 4 is free for owners of the second and third generation iPod touch. It’s unclear whether future upgrades will be free as well. Owners of an iPod touch know something that few other iPod or iPhone owners know unless they pay very close attention when Apple releases new software for these devices: major software upgrades that are free to iPhone users cost US$10-$20 for iPod touch owners. The question many iPod touch owners ask is: why? The answer has to do with U.S. accounting and financial regulations. The need for the charge, according to Apple and a number of analysts interview by various new outlets, has to do with how Apple recognizes revenues derived from the iPod touch in
