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Apple to charge for iPad OS updates
Sean Fallon
Apple has revealed in its iPad OS 3.2 SDK that it will charge for firmware updates for the Apple iPad
The Apple iPad is just like a large iPod Touch
Published on Mar 31, 2010
The Apple iPad OS 3.2 SDK has revealed that Apple may charge for any firmware update.
The good news is that Apple probably won't charge you for the first major iPad OS upgrade. The bad news is that you will probably have to shell out some cash for anything beyond that.
From the documentation packaged with the OS 3.2 SDK:
Apple will provide you any iPad OS software updates that it may release from time to time, up to and including the next major iPad OS software release following the version of iPad OS software that originally shipped from Apple on your iPad, for free. For example, if your iPad originally shipped with iPad 3.x software, Apple would provide you with any iPad OS software updates it might release up to and including the iPad 4.x software release. Such updates and releases may not necessarily include all of the new software features that Apple releases for newer iPad models.
So, it's not quite the free ride that iPhone owners get, but not as harsh as paying for every upgrade as iPod touch owners have been forced to do.
If the iPod touch update pricing carries over, these upgrades would run £5.99 a piece - something you might want to consider factoring in before you decide to purchase an iPad.
Originally published on our sister site, Know Your Cell
