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Our Blogs Core Dump iTunes update blocks Palm Pre | iTunes update blocks Palm Pre |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Thursday, 16 July 2009 | |
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A couple of weeks later, Apple issued the following warning: "Apple is aware that some third-parties claim that their digital media players are able to sync with Apple software. However, 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." At the time, several commentators interpreted this not as a warning to potential and actual Pre buyers that they should not rely on iTunes synchronisation continuing to work, but as a direct threat - aimed at Palm - to 'fix' iTunes so that the Pre will no longer sync. Which brings us to the newly-released iTunes 8.2.1. According to a typically terse note from Apple, "iTunes 8.2.1 provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices." If the latter point is really about stopping non-Apple devices from working, then it seems disingenuous of the company to talk about "verification of Apple devices". And it seems Apple's action was deliberate - please read on. |
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