> often had hardware features locked out by software so that you could pay extra to unlock them.
Funny, apple did this to iPod touch
Funny, apple did this to iPod touch
What feature did you pay to unlock on iPod touch? I'm struggling to remember...
By making updates paid, Apple was charging users for work that had been done on the software side after the user made their initial purchase.
The first iPod touch had a broadcom chip that supported Bluetooth, but wasn't supported in the software stack. You needed to upgrade to use the Bluetooth hardware that you had already paid for.