Apple says iTunes syncing only for Apple devices, looks sternly at Palm
June 16, 2009 by wizTEQ Staff
Filed under Wireless
Looks like Apple’s response to the Pre’s support for iTunes syncing is starting to take form — a snippy little note titled “About unsupported third-party digital media players” was just posted to the company’s support site. The money quote:
Apple does not provide support for, or test for compatibility with, non-Apple digital media players and, because software changes over time, newer versions of Apple’s iTunes software may no longer provide syncing functionality with non-Apple digital media players.
Here’s where it gets interesting: since the Pre identifies itself to iTunes as a bog-standard iPod, Apple would have to actively code in a USB node check to actually block syncing, which is just a little bit more aggressive than the “software changes over time” mentioned here. We’ll see if Apple decides to engage in a cat-and-mouse with a company now run by the former head of the iPod division — we’ve got a feeling this could get messy.
[Via Daring Fireball]
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video
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