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By: Official Tech News » Apple Fine Print Warns That Palm Pre iTunes Syncing Could Die [Smartphones]

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:46:06 +0000

[...] took to their support pages, informing Palm that they could disable the Pre’s compatibility with iTunes—without [...]

By: Roger McNamee: Judgment Day - BlogAngle

Roger McNamee: Judgment Day - BlogAngle — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:03:05 +0000

[...] who used to head Apple’s iPod and Mac divisions. And now they’re caught up with this cat-and-mouse game with Apple to make iTunes syncing work for the [...]

By: Roger McNamee: Judgment Day | Design Website Blog

Roger McNamee: Judgment Day | Design Website Blog — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:01:03 +0000

[...] who used to head Apple’s iPod and Mac divisions. And now they’re caught up with this cat-and-mouse game with Apple to make iTunes syncing work for the [...]

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Roger McNamee: Judgment Day | ScooperNews.com — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:33:27 +0000

[...] who used to head Apple’s iPod and Mac divisions. And now they’re caught up with this cat-and-mouse game with Apple to make iTunes syncing work for the [...]

By: Roger McNamee: Judgment Day

Roger McNamee: Judgment Day — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:47:08 +0000

[...] who used to head Apple’s iPod and Mac divisions. And now they’re caught up with this cat-and-mouse game with Apple to make iTunes syncing work for the [...]

By: Apple Kills Everyone’s Buzz At Once: Tethering On AT&T Is Dead, Pre Blocked In iTunes | Wilsonbroadcast

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:50:20 +0000

[...] been falsely identifying itself as an iPod in order to allow iTunes users to sync with it. Just as we had predicted a month ago, Apple has swung back at Palm for trying to sneak their way into their closed [...]

By: Apple Kills Everyone’s Buzz At Once: Tethering On AT&T Is Dead, Pre Blocked In iTunes - Mobile News

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:04:11 +0000

By: Apple Kills Everyone’s Buzz At Once: Tethering on AT&T is dead, Pre blocked in iTunes

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:23:36 +0000

[...] real people speak, this means “blocks the Palm Pre from syncing with iTunes”. Just as we had predicted a month ago, Apple has swung back at Palm for trying to sneak their way into their closed garden. Tweet [...]

By: Cool Fx

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:15:26 +0000

Ok so I just realized how much I miss having a custom tone for text messages… I know the standard one is very clean and fits in with the whole theme of the phone very well but with all the customization options on the Pre I can’t imagine why the only thing you can select for are phone calls.

I’m pretty sure if people are vocal enough about such an easy change then Palm will respond fairly quickly.

http://www.palm...ustom-sms-tones!/

By: Gadget Quake » A Million App Downloads For Palm. A Million iPhone 3GSs For Apple.

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:09:15 +0000

[...] for Palm is that is set itself up to be compared to the iPhone with comments like the one above and its feature set. And now it has a huge mountain to climb to get anywhere near it. While the Pre may have seen a [...]

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Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:58:53 +0000

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By: Apple Fine Print Warns That Palm Pre iTunes Syncing Could Die [Smartphones] | Applebound

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:58:30 +0000

[...] took to their support pages, informing Palm that they could disable the Pre’s compatibility with iTunes—without [...]

By: Jon Kepler

Jon Kepler — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:20:29 +0000

I think a truly honest statement would read something like “in exactly seven days, the next version of Apple’s iTunes software will absolutely not be providing syncing functionality with non-Apple digital media players.”

By: drunkenhopfrog

drunkenhopfrog — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:42:03 +0000

Ok, so, we have to protect those consumers that can’t protect themselves?

A 67 second google search would give anyone that cared all the info he needs to know that itunes is not required for an ipod – as much as Apples would like it to be. Doubletwist, Mediamonkey, etc. work well with the ipod are as just as good – and more streamlined – media managers. For Linux users, Amarok1.4 is the best media manager on any system and is damn spiffy syncing an ipod (do not fall for the 2x “upgrade” though).

I think Apples should probably open their software up for the monopoly they created with non savvy users that just go with the flow (and I might add just want to plug in an go – a plus of the distribution/system). But then again there are tons of better apps that wont kill system resources or lock you in (to a device or a single mp3 marketplace) available, so folks could just take some initiative on their own.

I guess everyone is looking to get a no strings bailout these days for their own mistakes.

By: The iPod Comet and Third-Parties Or Why Apple “Scares” Pre Owners With iTunes Threats « Programming and more

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:59:33 +0000

[...] The iPod Comet orbits the Earth in a bi-annual rotation, bringing new devices and attendant accessories into our view every Spring and Fall. The constellation is followed by a set of third-party developers and manufacturers who bolster the cloud as it swings into view and then disappear as the excitement wears off, relegating the devices to CostCos and Sam’s Clubs until the next rotation. But this season the orbit brought an anomaly: the Palm Pre, a device that is ostensibly compatible with the cloud, namely iTunes, but is definitely not of Apple’s world. [...]

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:55:52 +0000

Why do the Apple fans have so much animosity towards Palm for making a device that dares to work with iTunes?

As consumers, it seems ideal that we have choices about what hardware and software to use, and if we can mix and match them, even better. Palm is giving people the freedom to use just about any music manager out there, including iTunes. What’s the big deal?

All the people that thing its “wrong” for Palm to enable this functionality are probably the same ones cheering for webOS/Pre to fail. Are iPhone owners so desperate for approval that they don’t want any other device to threaten the iPhone as king of the smartphone hill? Why is it so hard to understand that choice and competition are good for all of us? I like the iPhone AND the Pre. I hope they both continue to get better so that we all benefit.

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links for 2009-06-17 « 個人的な雑記 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:36:14 +0000

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By: kiwiwan

kiwiwan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:37:27 +0000

I think AAPL blocking the PRE is a mute point. I was a Palm user for a decade until reluctantly switching to an iPhone when it was given as a gift on launch day. I drink the coolaid now. I just spent a half hour with the PRE and the mute point here is that it will not pose any threat to the iPhone’s dominance. Its a nice little phone for sure, but even the touted slide out keyboard is a joke. If I was a Pygmy Mouse Lemur I could crank on that keyboard, but my current finger configuration operates the iPhone’s keyboard much better. I had the PRE next to the Treo and the Pre keyboard is a real issue. Point: iPhone!