i dont know if it was 3.0 or not because I didnt really get a chance to play around, but my pioneer rep has a new firmware in his f90
all the difference in the world, just navigating menus and ipod i would pay 70$ for that
the letter search can be scrolled through as fast as you tap, same for up/down scroll (even with my 3000 songs)
i think the rest is just a bonus