Comments on: Apple kills Palm Pre iTunes sync http://www.telecoms.com/12763/apple-kills-palm-pre-itunes-sync/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-kills-palm-pre-itunes-sync telecoms.com is the leading provider of global news, comment and analysis for the telecommunications industry Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 By: Gringle http://www.telecoms.com/12763/apple-kills-palm-pre-itunes-sync/comment-page-1/#comment-3917 Gringle Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:44:01 +0000 http://www.telecoms.com/?p=12763#comment-3917 It's not anti-competitive. Apple already provides a sync mechanism for iTunes with an XML file and full access to all of the music in files and folders. Any third party can access this and use the music and information without any constraints. But to make your device appear to be an iPod and try to shackle Apple to testing and developing for your device is certainly unfair behaviour on behalf of Palm. It seems they couldn't be bothered to develop a sync mechanism of their own, or any user friendly software, or even actually ask Apple if they could synchronise using undocumented APIs. It’s not anti-competitive. Apple already provides a sync mechanism for iTunes with an XML file and full access to all of the music in files and folders. Any third party can access this and use the music and information without any constraints.
But to make your device appear to be an iPod and try to shackle Apple to testing and developing for your device is certainly unfair behaviour on behalf of Palm. It seems they couldn’t be bothered to develop a sync mechanism of their own, or any user friendly software, or even actually ask Apple if they could synchronise using undocumented APIs.

]]> By: Informer fan http://www.telecoms.com/12763/apple-kills-palm-pre-itunes-sync/comment-page-1/#comment-3915 Informer fan Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:50:09 +0000 http://www.telecoms.com/?p=12763#comment-3915 There is nothing to be surprised of. Apple has never been very interested in being open to the industry. They are the kings of propietary faith. There is nothing to be surprised of. Apple has never been very interested in being open to the industry. They are the kings of propietary faith.

]]> By: Larry Larmor http://www.telecoms.com/12763/apple-kills-palm-pre-itunes-sync/comment-page-1/#comment-3908 Larry Larmor Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:44:29 +0000 http://www.telecoms.com/?p=12763#comment-3908 This behaviour is probably illegal in Europe. So Palm should immediately take legal advice. IBM tried this with mainframes against Memorex clone disk drives" in the 70's and had to pay million sin fines and provide Memorex with the specs. Microsoft tried to stop SCO doing filesystem and remote screen protocol "plug compatible" systems in teh 90'2 and Microsoft had to pay SCO millions to avoid teh wrath of teh European courts. SEGA had to pay millions for trying to stop unauthorised games plugging into their consoles. Of course Microsoft tried to tie Internet Explorer to Windows and paid hundreds of millions in fines Its time that this obnoxious, dogmatic, illegal and bullying behaviour by Apple was stamped down on by the legal system. Apple has a poor record for innovation in technology, thats probably why it tries to play dirty even when a minnow like Palm tries to compete. This behaviour is probably illegal in Europe. So Palm should immediately take legal advice. IBM tried this with mainframes against Memorex clone disk drives” in the 70′s and had to pay million sin fines and provide Memorex with the specs. Microsoft tried to stop SCO doing filesystem and remote screen protocol “plug compatible” systems in teh 90’2 and Microsoft had to pay SCO millions to avoid teh wrath of teh European courts. SEGA had to pay millions for trying to stop unauthorised games plugging into their consoles.

Of course Microsoft tried to tie Internet Explorer to Windows and paid hundreds of millions in fines

Its time that this obnoxious, dogmatic, illegal and bullying behaviour by Apple was stamped down on by the legal system. Apple has a poor record for innovation in technology, thats probably why it tries to play dirty even when a minnow like Palm tries to compete.

]]> By: Ogo http://www.telecoms.com/12763/apple-kills-palm-pre-itunes-sync/comment-page-1/#comment-3907 Ogo Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:43:14 +0000 http://www.telecoms.com/?p=12763#comment-3907 Bastards. :) Maybe Apple deserves some anti competition lawsuit like Microsoft did. Bastards. :)
Maybe Apple deserves some anti competition lawsuit like Microsoft did.

]]> By: iPhone App Developer http://www.telecoms.com/12763/apple-kills-palm-pre-itunes-sync/comment-page-1/#comment-3905 iPhone App Developer Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:06:33 +0000 http://www.telecoms.com/?p=12763#comment-3905 'which some have heralded as stiff competition to the iPhone'... Who? Surely no industry professionals would make such a naive statement... IMHO Pre's (non) future was already sealed before Apple desync'd them. ‘which some have heralded as stiff competition to the iPhone’…
Who? Surely no industry professionals would make such a naive statement…
IMHO Pre’s (non) future was already sealed before Apple desync’d them.

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