Dosboy's Bits and Bytes

<sarc>Thanks Steve</sarc> (if only I could use those tags in real life).  I get my shiny new lappy and iPod, and after playing with the lappy for a couple days I decided just now to unbox the Touch and see what it can do.  Well, after setting up sync'ing and all that, it tells me there's a software update available.  Neat I think.  Tell me more!  Well, it turns out that this software update (from v.2.2.1 to v.3.1.2) will cost me $4.95.  Um, isn't this device BRAND NEW?!  Shouldn't I be entitled to at least a month's worth of updates for free?  Or forever?  I mean, it is a firmware/OS sorta deal, isn't it?  Updating my Nokia's firmware doesn't cost me anything.

Guess I'm stickin' with 2.2.1 unless someone can tell me why I shouldn't?  Cuz likely by the time I do anything that would have required 3.1.2 instead of 2.2.1, 4.0 will be out.  Re-tar-ded.