Apple Borks iTunes Sync with Pre Again

If you’re a Palm Pre user enjoying your iTunes syncing, don’t upgrade to the latest version of iTunes (9.0.2). This update breaks the sync ability between your Pre and iTunes again. At first glance, it’s easy to blame Apple for being jerks about this but there are always two sides to any conflict.

When Palm first introduced the Pre earlier this year, a key feature was the device’s ability to easily sync music with iTunes through the USB port. The feature was a clever trick on Palm’s part. Palm masked the Pre’s identity to iTunes. "What Palm did was identify the Pre as a recognizable device for iTunes so iTunes treats it like an iPod, which also meant Palm didn’t have to write a separate application to do this," Hazelton said.

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