Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 30th Oct 2009 00:41 UTC
And the back-and-forth goes on. "Here we go again. Apple has updated iTunes to version 9.0.2 and Palm Pre sync is dead again using webOS 1.2.1, despite Palm's Hurculean efforts to spoof nearly every aspect of USB identification known to mankind. As with previous breakages, iTunes does launch when you connect a Pre with Media Mode, but it doesn't appear as a device on the sidebar. Pre owners can at least take comfort in knowing that Apple's main goal here was adding support for the new AppleTV format, but breaking Pre sync support was a nice cherry for them."
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Apple doesn't hold a commercial monopoly (remember, a monopoly doesn't have to be 100% market share!) with any of the following products:
* OS X
* iTunes
* iPhone
Where as Microsoft /DID/ (and still does) hold a monopoly with Windows.
Apple aren't even being anti-competitive either as nobody has forced Palm into using iTunes as theres plenty of other options on the market that are popular and work just as successfully.
And finally Apple aren't breaking USB spec guidelines to enforce their position.
In fact, quite the opposite - Palm are the ones cheating the system a little here.
In this instance, Apple are entirely acting morally and legally correct (and this is coming from someone who's usually the 1st to comment negatively on Apples business practices).
For the record though - I don't entirely disagree with Palms actions either. Though they maybe breaking USB spec, it's a guideline and not a contract / legal obligation. They're also not in breach of copyright nor any other law.
So their iTunes hack is "fair game" as far as I'm concerned.
*HOWEVER*, I do think it's Palms customers that ultimately loose out in this cat-and-mouse game (which leads me nicely onto my final point):
The crux of the matter is this: has Palm made sufficient provisions for alternative methods of syncing outside of iTunes?
* If this is the case, then this whole scuffle is nothing more than two large companies "facing-off" for publicity.
* If Palm haven't made provisions, then what they're doing is nothing short of neglecting their customers.
Edited 2009-10-30 12:28 UTC