iPod touch 2.2 update omits Google Maps improvements
updated 09:25 am EST, Fri November 21, 2008
iPod touch 2.2 update
In tandem with the release of the iPhone 2.2 firmware, Apple has published the iPod touch 2.2 update, a separate download through iTunes. The software contains most of the upgrades of its iPhone equivalent, such as auto-correction toggle, mobile podcast downloads, and improvements to Mail. Also present are a variety of security and stability fixes, for components like Safari, Office Viewer and Wi-Fi connectivity, particularly when dealing with WPA-protected networks.
The update appears however to exclude any of the iPhone's upgrades to Google Maps, such as Street View, public transit navigation or sharing information via e-mail. It is unknown why Apple would withhold the changes from Touch users, but the company has charged for some feature upgrades to the player in the past, citing Sarbanes-Oxley accounting rules as the reason. It may have been necessary to omit any serious adjustments to keep the update free.
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Sorry, I have a hard time believing Sarbanes-Oxley is the cause (although always a good thing for people to blame it on, instead of Apple just trying to keep the iPhone the better sibling).
If SO was the cause for this, then it would prevent apple from including ANY new functionality, as they've added functionality across the board since the 2.0 release.
And there's little to the Google Maps feature that one could argue "Adds value" to the iPod (over anything else, esp).