$20, The Breakdown
January 17th, 2008 Posted in uncategorized
The five applications Apple released in an upgrade for the iPod Touch are not free. They aren’t even reasonably priced. They are however overpriced at $20. I still bought the upgrade, not because I needed it, but because I must have the latest and greatest.
The apps included are maps ($.63), weather ($.15), stocks ($.12), notes ($.68), and the only one I use, mail ($.86). So I spent $20 on a mail application that I really didn’t need? I thought so, until I dug a little deeper and found features that make it worth it better. (Also included a break down of what they really are worth)
New “Hidden” Features:
- Web Clips- Like apps, but are slower and only work when connected to wifi ($.53)
- Custom Screen Layout- You can now put any app, anywhere, there’s even more pages ($.02)
- Location Lookup- Google maps can find your location, but good luck having it work on an iPod Touch ($.31)
- Document viewer- the iPhone can view common files like .doc and spreadsheets, and it’s now on the Touch ($1.oo)
- Minor tweaks- just looking at the interface you’ll notice minor layout changes, animations, and a few new buttons ($.47)
The upgrade should be priced at $4.77.
*The “estimation” is not based on anything and for good reason.
