Quote:
Originally Posted by sarah11918
But I tend to agree with boris' assessment that we should be able to count on another couple of years of functionality even if the device stays exactly as-is, which for me would be 3 years of ownership and completely reasonable for a first generation product. I would find it really hard to believe that in 2 years we won't either have Android 2.x running, or a new updated machine offered entirely.
|
Very good point. The necessity of software updates for improved, more substantive apps--that I get; although, frankly, I didn't buy my eDGe for the apps. I bought it for reading and annotating ebooks (landscape, please), surfing the web, checking email and watching the occassional video. I may be an outlier user in this respect. Cool apps are a big plus, though, no doubt, and they often add considerable functionality.
And I agree we'll probably get another two years out of this iteration of the eDGe before it becomes obsolete (Didn't the iPod launch about two years after the iRiver?). But what basic functionality native to the eDGe's capacity will we get with froyo?