What! No iPod touch upgrades for Asia?

Reuben Lee | Jan 21, 2008

Sometimes, it just sucks big-time. Being an iPod user in Asia, that is. Not only is there no iTunes Store here (except for Japan, Australia and New Zealand), now iPod touch owners like yours truly won't enjoy the software upgrade that Steve Jobs publicized at Macworld recently. The irony is that even if you're willing to cough up the US$19.95 needed to get those additional five apps, you can't. It's available only through iTunes.

So in short, there's really not much that hapless iPod touch owners in Asia can do to keep up with the Joneses across the pond.

What's even more frustrating? Those who've just purchased a touch can only gnash their teeth over the news that the new iPod touch players will come bundled with the software upgrade (and the five new apps), according to the Cupertino firm.

Come on, Apple! If you can install it on the new iPod touch, you can surely do something for early iPod touch owners like myself. (We are still waiting for Apple's response on whether users in Asia can actually send their touch down to the service center for a software upgrade, rather than through iTunes.)

Meanwhile, rant all you want about being left out of the upgrade right here.

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PearlyLPU says...
That is incredibly sad since my bro recently bought me an iPod Touch, to be exact only 2 or 3 days before they announced the firmware 1.1.3 at MacWorld.

Jan 23, 2008 17:14