Criticism
iTunes has come under much criticism due to the UK price of iPod games, GB£3.99 (about US$7.40). Many people from the UK have given the games 1* ratings, stating that Apple is "ripping off" Britain.
A similar situation occurred in Australia, where the price is A$7.49, even though the Australian dollar is worth more than the US dollar (A$7.49 = US$7.76).
Developers have criticized Apple for not creating a software development kit (SDK) for software developers to create new iPod games. This is likely to keep the digital rights management of iPod games closed. Although technically speaking this does not prevent the running an alternative OS on the iPod such as Linux, whereby for example there are ports of Doom that will run on fifth-generation iPods. Interestingly, running Linux on an iPod retains the music playing functionality of the device, while adding features such as the ability to create voice memos through the headphones.
When the iPod Classic and iPod Nano third generation were released, games which were bought formerly could not be synced to the new iPods. This made many consumers angry due to losing their investment.
It is also notable that after a download has been made for a game, it cannot be downloaded again unless a separate purchase is made for the same item. This is different behavior than applications downloaded on the App Store, which can be downloaded multiple times.
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