2.0 Upgrade for existing phones

Question

Has this been released yet today? I expected to see it appear in iTunes under "Check for Update", but it tells me that 1.1.4 is the current version??
Brian

Answer 1

Poking around on the forums, it appears that the 2.0 update isn't currently available. I don't see anything on Apple's site indicating this. This is just my own experience (and yes, this is after updating to iTunes 7.7 and clicking "Check for Updates" once I've plugged my 2G iPhone in) and what I've culled from other threads.
I understand that with all the hype on the 3G iPhone, that there are tons of people who are attempting to hit Apple's servers for activation. The problem here is, I simply don't care. This is something I'd expect from Microsoft, NOT from Apple.
I don't know if this was poor planning on Apple's part, not having enough techs to insure the machines are either running as intended or that they can as immediately as possible fix them, or what.
What I do know is this: Apple made promises, and now they aren't keeping them. This is bad juju for a corporation, particularly one like Apple that's trying to increase their market share against Windows computers. Vista might have been a CF, and might have been missing features that were initially promised, but at least people could install it on their machines on release date.
Now, this promised update isn't available for 2G users as promised (I honestly have no need for a 3G network, but think the app store is a neat concept; I'll get around to getting a 3G at some point, but don't feel like dealing with the lines of plebeians in the interim), folks who bought the 3G are having activation problems, etc.
I don't blame this on AT&T. I blame this on Apple. They screwed the pooch so hard on this that they're tickling the pooch's tonsils with their tips.
Don't promise if you can't deliver.
Apple can salvage this if they make public apologies.
Fix this crap now. YOUR reputation is on the line; most other people can just use the 30 day guarantee AT&T offers, void their contract, return their phone, and go get one of the other near-comparable phones other carriers are offering.
And some others might just be willing to pay the $175 to terminate their existing contracts so they can head elsewhere, for phones that are what was promised on the date they were promised.