Palm’s cheeky but gutsy addition of iTunes syncing to the Pre was always at the mercy of Apple’s engineers, if not its lawyers. In a support document updated yesterday, though, Apple has made its first move in what we expect to be a long cat and mouse game.
Right now, Palm Media Sync will “transfer DRM-free music, photos and videos to your Palm Pre” from iTunes. Apple isn’t happy.
Apple is aware that some third-parties claim that their digital media players are able to sync with Apple software. However, Apple does not provide support for, or test for compatibility with, non-Apple digital media players and, because software changes over time, newer versions of Apple’s iTunes software may no longer provide syncing functionality with non-Apple digital media players. [emphasis added]
That’s about as clear as anything gets from Apple, and if you’re using a Pre with iTunes, make sure to switch off automatic software updates and wait a few days to see if any new versions break things. It no longer seems to be a question of “if” but of “when?”
iTunes: About unsupported third-party digital media players [Apple via ★]
See Also:
- Snap! Palm Pre Will Sync Seamlessly With iTunes
- ITunes Update May or May Not Break Palm Pre Syncing
- Confirmed: Palm Pre Still Syncs with iTunes
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