Hugo, I believe that changed prior to the last time they charged for an iPod software update.

And accounting rules inclusive, there have always been ways to get around that requirement. The bottom line is that those $10 updates brought in quite a few million dollars, so why not?

My only complaint is that the net benefit to consumers other than the new apps taking advantage of new APIs, has generally been extremely underwhelming. I would have felt completely ripped off having paid even $5 for OS 4 for the second gen iPod Touch. IMO, every built-in app needs to be reworked from the ground up.