Are you pleased with 2.0?

All-
I am "on the fence" deciding whether to purchase the 2.0 upgrade. I see the new apps offered but are they really worth it? Does it add another level of functionality to the iTouch? Your feedback is appreciated.

Like many other people, I too was getting very frustrated by the problems trying to download 2.0. But, as is always the case with things like this, it eventually gets sorted and soon we've all forgotten how stressed and annoyed we were. So this morning I was really pleased to find the update was working and it downloaded in about 7 minutes from iTunes.
The install went fine as did the Restore and finally the reloading of all my content. All in all, the whole process probably took about 35 minutes.
Once done, I headed off to the App store and picked up a dozen apps - some paid for and some free.
It's obviously VERY early days for the store so many apps are fairly basic, minimal functionality etc. However, there are some truly fantastic apps which have transformed my Touch into a multi-functional tool / gaming device.
I love Super Monkey Ball and Enigmo, whilst Remote is just a wonderful little app that really expands my home media experience. As and when Mobile Me finally starts working properly, this will further enahnce the Touch and it's overall usage options.
So in my humble opinion, I'd say get 2.0. It is a major development for the iPod Touch and makes it fantastically feature-rich. I for one have already forgotten all about my frustrations from yesterday!
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user10676546 wrote:
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Hi Marcos,
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After performing 2 certifications (I failed in both cases with 52 over 60 and 60 over 66) I shall take that you have taken 2 exams, I assume you got 52 right when 60 was needed, and 60 right when 66 was needed.
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I have realized that most of the test questions are non-sense questions. Typically I disagree. Typically less than 5% of the questions at most could be thought to be inappropriate.
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>
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