Apple Says No More Updates For First iPhoneApple Says No More Updates For First iPhone

The word comes directly from the horse's mouth. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been quite talkative of late, and recently confirmed that company will no longer offer software updates for the original iPhone.Last week during the iPhone 4.0 event, it came to light that the latest iPhone software wouldn't work 100% on the iPhone 3G and not at all on the original iPhone. That begged the question, does Apple plan to further support the original iPhone with new features?

A MacStories reader decided to go straight to the source. Reader Nikko emailed Apple CEO Steve Jobs directly. He asked, "Is Apple supporting/updating the iPhone 2G in the future?"

Steve Jobs' response: "Sorry, no. -- Sent from my iPhone"

Well, that answers that.

As I mentioned last week, I can't blame Apple for making a decision such as this. The original iPhone is about three years old now, and has innards that just can't handle the latest technology and operating system requirements. It is an obsolete device. Apple is moving forward and focusing on its newest iPhones moving forward. The decision is likely based on dollars and cents at the end of the day as much as it is on technology.

All you owners of original iPhones, listen up. Apple (and your network operator) want you to update your device. Given that the original iPhone has no 3G, no video capture, a crappy 2 megapixel camera, and limited user memory, you're probably better off to upgrade at this point anyway.

[Via MacStories]