[0x0]

While iOS upgrades are usually free these days, it hasn't always been like this. According to wikipedia, iOS 1.1.3 was a paid upgrade on iPod Touches (while being a free upgrade for iPhones).

[k-mcgrady]

The first few upgrades were paid for tax reasons as far as I remember. And then after a few versions they were able to change that.

[kalleboo]

And only on the iPod touch, not on the iPhone. They also had to charge for a WiFi update on MacBooks for "accounting reasons".

[k-mcgrady]

Yeah I think the iPhone got around it because people were already paying monthly for it.

[ahakki]

Yes, I remember that. I had to explain this to my parents so that they would let me use their Creditcard for this purpose.

[JimDabell]

iOS updates have always been free. There's no such thing as iOS 1.1.3, only iPhoneOS 1.1.3.

[MBCook]

No they are right. Due to some sort of accounting thing once upon a time on some of the first iPod touches there would be a small fee to upgrade the OS.

[JimDabell]

Yes, and that was iPhoneOS, not iOS.