So I wasted my money?

Been a happy user of my 2nd gen ipod touch for the last year or so, but.....
Recently tried to download an app which wouldn't load as it required 4.3 - no problem I thought, just go and get the update only to discover that the 2nd gen doesn't have a 4.3 update and research suggests will not get any better IOS than 4.2.1.
More and more apps will require 4.3, that is a certainty so are Apple trying to tell me the ipod I bought brand new, paid good money for is now pointless?
I understand obsolescence, it's the reason I'm not typing this on my external 28.8k modem but to have a product effectively shunned by its creators in such a short timescale is a little disappointing and puts me off upgrading to a newer Apple product for fear of facing the same dilemma in another couple of years.
I hope to read among the responses (if any) that Apple will either release a 4.3 version for my ipod or at least maintain a library of previous versions of apps that will retain functionality once the app store goes out of bounds for us 2nd gen users

Thank you all for your replies, albeit if they did miss the point somewhat.
Yes, I know all my current apps will still work, I won't be able to upgrade them anyway so i'm clearly stuck with the ones I have - let's just hope that I never ever want to try something new.....
I always have a back up copy of my apps, I just feel a little saddened that as time goes by all I will end up with IS those old apps, an ever decreasing scale of functionality matched to the ever increasing list of unavailable apps.
It would be nice to have the option of choosing whether the features of an old app outweigh the features of a new app but it seems I will not get the chance to find out unless Apple release a 4.3 for my ipod.
My mention of a facility whereby previous versions could be made available can be demonstrated by my trying to download a new app to try out which would not install - access to the previous versions would at least give me the chance to try something new once in a while.
Effectively, my 2nd gen ipod will fall further behind with each new IOS that I cannot upgrade to that I will finally be bored by its limitations and likely discard it as I certainly won't be able to sell it which sad eventually still leads me to believe that without continued support for this product I have basically wasted my money...

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