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Ok, it’s a given; the iPhone 4S: Clearly not what people thought was on the menu, yet that sure doesn’t seem to stop people from wanting it anyway. Still, the 4S got some decent upgrades, including a new processor, a camera capable of 1080p HD photos AND video, and of course, Siri.
What does the iPod Touch get? JACK SHIT.
I guess I should come to expect this from Apple. Ever since its debut following the iPhone in 2007, iTouch users have gotten the shit end of the stick. Up until 2010, we had to PAY for the same upgrades that iPhone users got for free, because of some archaic argument about how iTouches weren’t a subscription or something. I still think it’s a load of BS.
And now once again, Apple shows that it doesn’t give two shakes of an Android phone about the iTouch. The iPod Touch got NO updates, no refresh of the hardware, and NO cool new upgrated camera. Granted it got a price drop, but once again, iPhone users get all the love, and iTouch users are left outside the party.
This is a seriously bad practice, and here’s why: People who can’t afford the exorbitant cost of an iPhone and the attached Data plan like the iTouch for its ability to have a similar experience. Because of this, the iPod Touch should have the same hardware as the iPhone (minus cellular/3G capabilities) so nobody feels left out.
I am one of the people that would openly welcome a 3G iPod Touch, despite the fact that there isn’t a market for it. Even with that in mind, however, since the iPod Touch is exactly the same as the iPhone, I am left to wonder why Apple decided not to update it. It will only hurt sales in the long run, and it couldn’t have been THAT much to install a new camera or Siri, right? After all, we know Siri can be put in the iPhone 4, so why not the iTouch 4?
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