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iPhone 3.0 Software Announced
Apple unveiled the iPhone 3.0 software just now in Cupertino. Here's MacWorld's live-action blow-by-blow coverage. The announcement included new features for developers and users. For developers, the big items were in-app purchasing (for example for game upgrades, map content, and subscriptions) for paid apps only; peer-to-peer connectivity via Bluetooth; giving apps access to hardware via the dock connector or Bluetooth; maps embeddable in apps; and push notifications. For users, there's finally cut-copy-paste available in all apps; search across everything in the iPhone; landscape keyboard; MMS messaging; and voice memos. Developer beta starts today and 3.0 will be available in the summer — free for all 3G phones, $10 for iPod Touch.
Not you, because you are too fucking cool.
No, in that case, it was a genuine major version upgrade fee... $10 to go from 1.0 to 2.0. Not bad... LOTS of new featrues added.
Don't bitch, you can't even upgrade Windows Mobile at any price, nor Blackberry's OS, and the free Zune 1st get update that added features only added what they originally promised but failed to deliver...
There is no contest in life for which the unprepared have the advantage.
my G1 had that from day 1
My EnV2, for all that it annoys me with its wonky interface (I sure wish Verizon weren't such douchebags about charging for every stupid little thing I do that costs them nothing, then I could fix it), has cut-n-paste. And it doesn't even have a damned touch screen or track ball!
The iPhone is a crappy device with a brilliant marketing strategy and an enormous price tag. just goes to show how smart people really are that it's also one of the most popular phones out there.
Try not to take me more seriously than I take myself.
My Blackberry has cut and paste.