Confirmed: iPod touch 2.0 software to include 'January Upgrade'

so if i already have those mail, map, weather and notes, i dont need the ipod soft update or whatever to download the apps, even if i didnt download the thing before?

thanks ALO and i mean that
'cuz i had NO idea where i would get the 2.0 update once it came out. Because in January the software update was on the itunes site so i looked and looked and i finally found it
thank you

I think the thing that's cheesing me off about this is that the iPhone 1.0 folks are getting the firmware update for free. That's the biggest issue, in my book.

I suppose it's because Apple is getting kickbacks from AT&T at this point (or was, with the 1.0 contracts - I hear that ends with the 2.0 contracts which is why they're being subsidized[?]), so maybe they can write it off as a supported upgrade for the iPhone 1.0 people, but those of us who went iPod Touch, well, we're not handing over $X to Apple every month? Like I'm not buying tunes or something? Like putting a hurdle between my money for Apps and Apple is a smart thing?

This is pretty blatant though. It's not on the same scale as the iPhone sudden price drop of Fall 2007, but it's the same idea. Will I spend the $10? Yeah. Heck, I've already downloaded a number of interesting free apps (I'll spend money on some when I'm sure it works). Will I be wary of purchasing another iPod Touch, or even an iPhone, preferring to wait several months to see how Apple is going to play screwy games this time? You bet. I waited a while before getting a refurb iPod Touch this time. Clearly, I didn't quite wait long enough.

Just got off the phone with Apple support for another issue I had,and I asked the guy about the update and he said it's coming out tomorrow,not today,that they are probably running test with the app store,but that it's true that the January Apps will be with the 2.0 F/W for the iPod Touch :D

God, I'm so happy now that I didn't pay for the January Update :D

To people miffed about paying for the iPod touch updates: think yourselves lucky your music/video/internet device isn't an Archos. It costs £19.99 just to enable the web browser, and another £14.99 just to enable playback of AAC files and H.264 video! My Dad bought one and understandably he was quite cheesed off that he had to do this, especially as most of his music is in iTunes and in AAC format!!

Will new iPod Touches come with the new OS? When will those go on sale?

When the $20 update came out, I refused to pay for it... and now, I can get them and then some for $10 :)

...and people said I was stupid :P

Out of curiosity, does anyone know when iPod touches will start shipping with the 2.0 firmware? I'm holding off on my purchase until that's official.

I have just restore my ipod touch and i got an error that said it couldnt install the January apps because an unknown error(-4) and i can't make it work i ave tried restore many times. does someone knoe what i can do.
But when i buy the 2.0 update do i get the January apps anyway