Apple Stops Palm Pre from accessing ITunes

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-lif...0716-dm13.html

Firstly, why would anyone want to do this? I find iTunes to be a cumbersome and
slow program.

It'd be easier to simply have a directory on your hard disk full of your MP3s
and to use Windows Explorer to copy the files across to the phone or media
player.

This also allows you to use the Pre or other media device on any PC that you
access. iTunes doesn't allow this.

As for Palm's whinging:

'Palm spokeswoman Leslie Letts said Apple's move is a "direct blow to their
users, who will be deprived of a seamless synchronisation experience." For a
workaround, she noted, Pre owners can stick to the older version of iTunes, move
music from computers to a Pre with a USB cable or consider third-party music
applications.'

Why doesn't Palm write its own sync software? Its Palm Desktop software that I
used with my PDA was an excellent program and its Hotsync conduit worked a hell
of a lot better than MS's ActiveSync as an example.

And I wonder when we'll be getting the Pre.

Marts wrote:

> http://www.theage.com.au/digital-lif...0716-dm13.html

> Firstly, why would anyone want to do this?

The answer should be obvious.

> I find iTunes to be a cumbersome and slow program.

No one is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to use it.

If someone is doing that, call the cops.

> It'd be easier to simply have a directory on your hard
> disk full of your MP3s and to use Windows Explorer to
> copy the files across to the phone or media player.

ITunes does a hell of a lot more than just that.

> This also allows you to use the Pre or other media device
> on any PC that you access. iTunes doesn't allow this.

No one is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to use it.

If someone is doing that, call the cops.

> As for Palm's whinging:

> 'Palm spokeswoman Leslie Letts said Apple's move is a "direct blow
> to their users, who will be deprived of a seamless synchronisation
> experience." For a workaround, she noted, Pre owners can stick to
> the older version of iTunes, move music from computers to a Pre
> with a USB cable or consider third-party music applications.'

> Why doesn't Palm write its own sync software?

That wouldnt allow the user to buy stuff from Apple.

> Its Palm Desktop software that I used with my PDA was
> an excellent program and its Hotsync conduit worked a
> hell of a lot better than MS's ActiveSync as an example.

Pity it doesnt allow the user to buy music from Apple, stupid.

> And I wonder when we'll be getting the Pre.