There's only one word for it - well more of a sound, really - and that sound is: sigh. Apple's latest update for iTunes, version 9.0.2, has once again deliberately broken compatibility with the Palm Pre.
So far there's no details on which aspect of the USB ID chain that Apple is checking this time, but they must be running out of options. The real question is: once Palm is spoofing every aspect of the iPod's ID, will Apple take the extra step of issuing iPod/iPhone firmware updates to keep Palm locked out? The battle is about to get interesting again - and your correspondent is willing to bet that'll happen when webOS 1.3 is pushed out. Say, November 15?
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