iOS 3.1.3 iPhone/iPod touch users running into App Store issues

I dont understand why older generations cant get updated I have a ipod touch 1st generation with ios3.1.3 and I can hardly download any apps. Everyone says just get a new one but i have had it since 2007/08 til today. I also dont want to loose any of the apps on it and dont know if i will be able to transfer them to a newer model so im really not happy I adore my first ipod and truefully dont wanna let it go. Would I be able to transfer everything on my ipod to a newer model or would i have to download them again?
Also why wont they update the older versions or at least have apps we can use?

excellent article.

came across one more article on some problems in ios 3.1 http://www.parkhi.net/2012/01/problems-in-apple-ios-user-interface.html

I understand when I buy any electronic device, ie., laptop, camera, television, cell phone, that a newer model is only months away. We all are familar with that. But with the exception of a cell phone, we aren't "locked" into a contract for 2 years, requiring us to sign another 2 year contract to be able to afford an upgraded device. Not having all the latest bells and whistles on other electonic devices isn't a big deal for most, but having a cell phone that won't support app upgrades is. I'm not ready to sign another 2 year agreement with AT&T, just to get the latest iphone. Especially when rumors of a newer version coming in the Spring of 2012 are floating around. Will all you iphone 4 users be left behind? Think I'll just sit it out and make do with my iphone 3 or switch to Virgin Mobile and a Android for $129.00 with a $45 a month plan until Apple actually comes out with their "real" latest and greatest iOS.

Yeah, but what about the 4.3.3 problem?

In this case, if any app in the update stream requires 5.0, the Update All button causes a message to appear that states "Update Required This app requires iOS 5.0". After that, nothing updates. You have to update each app individually, or find and delete the app that requires 5.0 first, which is hard because not all devs indicate that in their update comments.

Annoying is you have >100 apps waiting for update like I do.

(Yes, I've done Apple feedback for the problem.)

Just how big an issue is buying and updating apps on these older devices?

I'd gladly trade this problem for the ability to downgrade my old iPhone 3G to iOS 3. It's still in use primarily as a remote control, and also as an iPod and backup device. When my daughter put it to temporary use last month after she cracked her iPhone 4's screen we were forced to "upgrade" it to iOS 4. It's now only half as useful: what's the point of a remote that is so slow it takes longer than getting up and operating the device manually?

Apple doesn't seem to care that iOS 3 users aren't getting security patches anymore, so why bother to support app
Store either...

I wonder if this is a dirty trick to get people to upgrade to a new iPhone that can run iOS 5. ;)

Shame on Apple for leaving these devices in the dark. They should at least have brought all S5L8900 devices (iPhone, iPod touch 1G, iPhone 3G) to the same version (iOS 4.2).