My ipod is no longer supported for any OS updates. It is an early gen but not the first. I don’t which gen. I’d have to dig it out of the drawer. If you don’t believe me I will dig it out.
My experience is different and I have been a consumer for a long time and a lot of money.
We have owned 5 ipods, one ipad, one ipod touch. Two are useful. One sort of. One is permanently plugged into a dock/speaker for power. The other still has a decent battery. It is my wife’s and it is the newest.
I and my family probably have at least $1000 invested in iTunes music, movies, etc.
I am providing this info to show that I have been a dedicated customer.
i've told you many times, dhs. Buy a battery for it and install it. Or take it to many of the companies that will replace the battery for you. Restore it to operation instead of whining about it. It will still run, still play music, still do what it was designed to do. In what way is it obsolete for what it was designed to do???? So what if it doesn't load the latest operating system that is designed for devices that DO THINGS YOUR iPOD SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE THE HARDWARE TO DO???? Your iPod can't use the newest OS. Get that through your thick skull. Use the brain for something other than a space filler inside that skull.
You are like the guy who demands that his VHS deck play DVDs and is pissed off when it can't and blames the manufacturer for not designing the VHS deck to play DVDs when DVDs had not yet been invented. Technology moves on at a rapid pace and older tech cannot keep up. Quit whining and buy a new battery and install it. You tell me you have the skills to do it.
The more you whine, the more I doubt you do.