Apple’s rapid upgrade cycles
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008So, once again Apple releases an upgraded product that makes me sigh. Natali Del Conti has two posts about the recent iPhone upgrade and Apple releases in general.
This time it is an upgrade iPod Touch with 32GB of storage (much better than my 16GB unit that I love so much). They have this thing with iPods (and now iPhones too) where right when you get comfortable with a product and feel like all is well with the world they choose to double the capacity. Don’t get me wrong… I wish I had the 32GB model but it isn’t worth upgrading because my 16GB is fine. I carry my older iPod video around with all my content and then pick and choose which video I really want on the touch. Given I’m not generally far from home this works out really well. When I get a new job I’ll pick up a laptop anyway and have all my content plus wifi and access to my slingbox so it will never be that big a deal.
It is just that we’re beginning to be trained that if you wait 6 months (a lifetime to an early adopter) then you know for the same price Apple will double your fun. It isn’t even like they’re making it a radical upgrade… the units don’t necessarily get faster or cooler but they do “more of the same” which translates into better.
Again, first world problems.