Will Ipads Purchased Now Be Upgradeable?

[jerliz]

If I buy now, will I be able to upgrade software to the new operating system in November? If so, will there be a cost to upgrade?

Thank You
Jerry (male counterpart of jerliz)

 

[iPadCharlie]

At the 9/1/ press conference, Steve Jobs said that the upgrade to 4.2 (or whatever it ends up being) will be free.

 

[jaybrass73]

Hoping it will be free but to be honest I'd pay a nominal charge to have the functionality of the iPhone OS

 

[PhotoJim]

iPhone 3Gs (the second-generation, before the 3GS) can be upgraded to iOS 4.x for free, so I'm sure the iPad will be upgradeable for free, too.

 

[iPadCharlie]

One more time...

THE UPGRADE FOR THE iPAD IN NOVEMBER WILL BE FREE, NO CHARGE, ZIP, NADA, $0.00!!!

This is NOT a rumor!! This is directly from Apple CEO Steve Jobs as announced at the September 1 press conference.

 

[STEVEMS2305]

See above. That post is 100% correct!

 

[epb]

Yep, it's free. Just $699 for my iPad, $500 for the laptop I need to run iTunes on, $30 a month for a data plan, and then it's smoooth sailing...

 

[vb7ue]

I called up Steve, and he confirmed once again!

 

[RoadPilot]

I called up Steve, and he confirmed once again!

He just text'd me the same thing, too.

 

[iPadCharlie]

I just got this email from Steve --

The 4.1 iPad iOS upgrade will be provided at no charge.

Sincerely,
Steven P. Jobs
CEO - Apple, Inc.

Sent from my BlackBerry Torch 9800