iPhone OS 2.1 Already on Apple’s Servers — But It’s “Protected”

Apple has apparently already pushed the iPhone OS 2.1 update for the iPod touch to its download servers, but the files cannot be downloaded manually because they are “protected assets,” (the iPhone OS 2.1 update for the iPod touch is priced at $9.95 for OS 1.x users).

The iPhone OS 2.1 build for the iPod touch is “iPod1,1_2.1_5F137_Restore”

Meanwhile, users accessing the purchase link for iPhone OS 2.1 on Apple’s Web page are being met with download errors.