Friday, July 11, 2008

Really disappointed, so far...

I don't really visit here often, even less so from the comfort of a browser. However, I thought I had to post this...

So much for all the hoopla about the launch of iPhone / iPod Touch 2.0 today! :P

Really disappointed here, so far. MobileMe is *very* slow; so much so as to be unusable. Various parts don't work at all, others too slowly to use.

I tried to update a still new iPod Touch 16GB that was never taken out of the box. It has 1.1.2 firmware, but when I updated iTunes to 7.7, registered the iPod and checked for updates, I am informed I can update to 1.1.4. My iPhone (jailbroken and unlocked with 1.1.4) indicates a "new" update to 1.1.4 is available as well. So, where the heck is the 2.0 update that was touted?!?!?

I went to Apple's web site and clicked the link to 'purchase' the update for the Touch. For several hours I have been receiving errors the iTunes Store is not responding, the request could not be completed, etc.

*Very* disappointing... It appears their infrastructure can't support the load in all respects. This won't make for a pleasant experience for many first time users, and even for the seasoned hands. And, it won't, and hasn't, for me!