Palm Pre continues cat and mouse game with iTunes

25 Jul 09 05:01 by AdamT in category MP3 players, Mobile Phones, Music

Only a week after Apple blocked Palm’s flagship smartphone from syncing with iTunes, Palm has delivered an update to bypass Apple’s restrictions.

palm-pre-webos-lgLaunched in June, the Palm Pre is the first non-Apple device which can connect directly to iTunes to sync music and other files. Apple updated iTunes last week to block the Pre from accessing iTunes, saying the Pres are “falsely pretending to be iPods.”

The Pre tricks iTunes into thinking it is an Apple device by using the hardware vendor code assigned to Apple by the USB Implementers Forum. Last week’s iTunes 8.2.1 update addressed “an issue with verification of Apple devices,” in Apple’s words, but with the Palm Pre webOS 1.1.0 update the Pre can once again sync with iTunes.

9 Comments on Palm Pre continues cat and mouse game with iTunes

olyteddy
Posts: 6596
Posted on: 25 Jul 09 05:52
Kinda like the IM client wars of the 90's...
debro
Posts: 13372
Posted on: 25 Jul 09 07:45
Lol.
CPUSlayer
Posts: 111
Posted on: 26 Jul 09 01:05
I always hear of Microsoft having a monopoly, and getting sued because something does not work with their software. But yet Apple keeps blocking service providers from using their iphone, apple blocks devices from using itunes, and you have to pay royalties to develop for the apple, but apple makes the finial decision if it gets approved. I would like to see Internet explorer work on the leopard operating system. What do you mean apple won't allow it?

I think someone should sue the crap out of apple for unfair business practices.
redk9258
Posts: 68
Posted on: 26 Jul 09 05:10
So why even use iTunes? I would never buy an iPod just for that reason. Because I do not want to be forced to use that software. My mp3 player allows direct drag and drop without using any software. So I would imagine this phone should be capable of the same.
ferd
Posts: 256
Posted on: 26 Jul 09 15:17
Maybe this "war" between Apple andPalm will end up being like the "war" between SlySoft and the MPAA.
8mh
Posts: 178
Posted on: 27 Jul 09 18:44
"I would like to see Internet explorer work on the leopard operating system. What do you mean apple won't allow it? "

Who says Apple won't allow it? There are plenty of non-Apple browsers that run on OS X (Firefox, Opera, Camino, soon Chrome). If M$ felt compelled to develop a version of IE that runs on OS X I'm sure they could pull it off. More likely they've assessed that the demand for it would be rather low.
Zathros
Posts: 1590
Posted on: 30 Jul 09 04:41
What is this "Apple" people speak of? They are so overpriced and run so little they should be called "Lemon".
silver30
Posts: 147
Posted on: 02 Aug 09 20:16
Why wouldnt Apple want Palm Pre phones to work with itunes? Wouldn't Apple make more money like this?
olyteddy
Posts: 6596
Posted on: 02 Aug 09 21:52
Quote:
Wouldn't Apple make more money like this?
Not if you have to buy an iPod too...
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Palm Pre continues cat and mouse game with iTunes

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