Very disappointed in having no major updates to the iPod touch line but from a business standpoint it makes sense. Why make major changes when you can add some storage space and cut prices to keep selling at the same rate? They did something similar with the MacBooks at the last event. This article from Gizmodo sums it up pretty well and gives a bunch of reasons why there's no camera in the new iPod touch contrary to rumors..
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• iPhone Cannibalization: The other explanation is cannibalization. This is a good one too. Add a camera to the iPod touch and, boom, the iPhone loses yet another advantage over its lesser brother. So maybe putting the iPhone's camera into the iPod touch is feasible. Apple may just be protecting the market for the iPhone.
• Feature Evolution: This, to me, is the most reasonable explanation. Apple is getting oh-so-lazy. Or, better said, greedy. They are the number one player in every single category. They own the market. And they know the competition is just catching on. So instead of releasing an iPhone that is way better than the previous model, they release the modest upgrade of the iPhone 3GS. And instead of releasing an iPod touch with a nice camera, they just slap some new software, slightly updated guts and more memory.
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http://gizmodo.com/5355753/why-there...why-that-sucks
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