Palm has hit back at Apple’s thinly veiled threats that the Pre’s iTunes syncing ability could go the way of the Dodo with newer versions of the software.
Fanning the flames as they spoke to AllThingsDigital, a spokesperson for Palm said that if Apple disabled media sync in a future version of iTunes, it would be “a direct blow to their users.” Palm has already said that they see the Pre’s direct syncing ability as beneficial to iTunes users who want to use media they own wherever, and however, they want.
The Palm spokesperson added that Pre owners could always stick with the current version of iTunes, use USB transfer, and that there were “other third-party applications” Palm could consider. [AllThingsDigital]
klaw81
June 18, 2009 at 9:32 AM
I don’t understand why people haven’t figured out why iTunes sync for Pre is a big deal.
Palm is positioning itself as a competitor/alternative/substitute to iPhone, the ability to sync with iTunes is essential. A lot of people have spent serious cash on their music collection, and would probably be reluctant to abandon their music for the sake of having a different phone.
Since the Pre can directly replace the iPhone as a media player device, it’s a big step ahead of the Symbian/RIM/WM crowd. Of course there are hacks to let any device sync with iTunes, but the vast majority of iPhone users are literally terrified of hacking and want things to “just work.”
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June 18, 2009 at 10:24 AM
My Blackberry bold has always been able to sync with my iTunes library. I don’t see how this is a new revelation
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