Looks like 8.2.1 broke Palms ability to sync. As cute and adorable as the newly transformed Palm comes across it is hard to feel bad about Apple trying to shut them out of their own Eco-system. Everyone was ready for it including Apple. Heck, it was probably even planned by Palm for Apple to look like A-holes doing it. But this was gun was cocked and locked from the beginning. It is like watching a child play with a loaded weapon. It isn’t a matter of IF something would happen, it was when. So I do not feel sorry for Palm, unlike a child they knew better and had it coming.
Now don’t get me wrong. I think iTunes should be an open-ish (In the Apple sense) platform for all devices to pay royalties and hook up to. I’m surprised this hasn’t gone to court and already come to pass. But that is a different post entirely. Until then, Palm, get in bed with Amazon and make your own solution and quit screwing yourselves and your users.
July 16th, 2009 at 6:33 am
Looks like they redirected the gun towards Apple: http://justanothergeeksite.com/wordpress/2009/0...
Let the cat & mouse games begin!
July 25th, 2009 at 8:39 am
This is shaping up to be a pretty interesting back and forth cat fight. Apple went ahead and blocked the Pre, now the Pre went ahead and updated their software so it works again. These guys definitely can't keep issuing updates, that will just confuse the masses. These guys are big enough that it would be a long court battle, and I think the Pre will continue to work with iTunes until a judge rules otherwise.
Maybe Apple can come up with the unhackable way to block the Pre, but seriously that would be tough and still remain compatible with all the other iPods and devices out there. I know Apple likes to leave old versions in the dust and move on and force their customers to update, but media devices I think are a bit different story.
July 25th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
This is shaping up to be a pretty interesting back and forth cat fight. Apple went ahead and blocked the Pre, now the Pre went ahead and updated their software so it works again. These guys definitely can't keep issuing updates, that will just confuse the masses. These guys are big enough that it would be a long court battle, and I think the Pre will continue to work with iTunes until a judge rules otherwise.
Maybe Apple can come up with the unhackable way to block the Pre, but seriously that would be tough and still remain compatible with all the other iPods and devices out there. I know Apple likes to leave old versions in the dust and move on and force their customers to update, but media devices I think are a bit different story.