February 2, 2007 10:46 AM PST
Apple to Windows iTunes users: Don't install Vista yet
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The Cupertino, Calif.-based company cited a variety of compatibility issues that may cause friction between the media player software, its accompanying iPod player, and Vista. Among these problems is an inability to play music or video purchased from the iTunes Store, problems synchronizing address book contact and calendar functions, and slowed runtime. Additionally, there is a chance that plugging an iPod into a computer running Vista may corrupt the device.
Windows Vista, Microsoft's first new operating system in five years, was launched last week to consumers and is now standard on most new PCs from computer manufacturers. The enterprise version of Vista has been used by businesses since November.
The problems may not affect all Windows users, according to Apple, but they are serious enough that the company does not recommend that PC owners install Vista just yet. Within the next few weeks, Apple plans to release a new version of its iTunes software that was designed primarily to address the Vista compatibility issues; when the release is available, the synchronization issues should disappear. For the time being, a special support page is available.
According to a company statement provided by Apple spokesman Derick Mains, "Although iTunes 7.0.2 may work with Windows Vista on many typical PCs, Apple is aware of some known compatibility issues and recommends that iTunes customers wait to upgrade to Windows Vista until after the next release of iTunes, which will be available in the next few weeks." Apple declined further comment.
If this was MS talking about the next Mac release we would have seen Mac fanboys spitting venom.
And now I'll leave you...the good people of CNet to determine who i am insulting here.
Get with the program Apple and everyone else who is now claiming that their software will not run on Vista. You had over a year to get your software ready!!!
own Zune had problems for a couple of weeks.
CNET Story
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+makes+Zune+Vista-friendly/
2100-1041_3-6145116.html
Apple is sitting back having a chuckle at Microsoft, trying to ding early sales of Vista.
Not that Microsoft is above doing anything different.
If Apple really cared about its customers, it would not force them to wait to buy Vista or a PC with Vista in order to use thier product. This is either a pathetic ploy to delay Vista adoption or pure procrastination on thier part.
If Apple really cared about its customers, it would not force them to wait to buy Vista or a PC with Vista in order to use thier product. This is either a pathetic ploy to delay Vista adoption or pure procrastination on thier part.
Apple is sitting back having a chuckle at Microsoft, trying to ding early sales of Vista.
Not that Microsoft is above doing anything different.
and sometimes even security upgrades -- can break
applications.
My organization's web site content manager was developed
based on MS's .NET platform, and required IE to run. But IE 7
broke it. Had to undergo a very non-intuitive "backgrade" to do
my job.
I don't think Apple's foot-dragging on this one -- an update
within a week doesn't seem that bad to me.
I do agree that the "don't update to Vista" line is an unnecessary
thumb in the eye. But it also wouldn't surprise me to learn that
the incompatibility was, itself, an intentional thumb in the eye of
Apple.
iTunes for Vista repair tool 1.0
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/itunesrepairtoolforvista10.html
Obviously Microsoft does not want anyone to use iTunes or iPods anymore, so let's design Vista to not allow for this "dissention among the ranks" by the WinPC people using iPods.
Banned from Redmond One, now banned from desktop PC at home...
No, were not a monopoly.
That Apple technology and Microsoft Technology seem to not mesh is hardly surprising nor is it a rare or remotely unique situation. 90 percent or more of Ford parts won?t work in my Chevy?. Hell, 90 percent of Chevy parts won?t work in my particular Chevy?.. Why do we, as consumers, assume that we can yank the foundation out from under our house, shove in a bigger one without breaking a few glasses or cracking some mortar?
First, let?s quit thinking of operating systems as software? an operating system is a utility basement, wires, plumbing, valves, much unsightly stuff that enables us to do things upstairs cleanly and smoothly , say tweak the knob on the pretty little thermostat, rather than shovel coal to warm up our house? That way, thinking of OS?s as infrastructure, utilities, rather than as an application, we would not be so quick to change them every time a shiny stainless steel model comes out? Only change the utilities/furnace/septic/AC when you NEED to, or when it financially makes more sense than upkeep on the old model?. What drives the consumer market for a new OS, since when has a new OS version actually added significant speed or versatility?
If a 3rd party vendor is unable to get their applications working with vista in a timely manner, that is NOT microsoft's fault.
As MANY have said already, Microsoft releases beta's for all vendors to use to be able to get their software up and running.
And don't give me this 'oh microsoft changed Vista at the last minute to break 3rd party applications'. Thats not the way it works.
Microsoft will release an API with a defined and STATIC interface - what that means is your application see's the OS as a black box with instructions on how to use the features of that black box. You don't really care how the black box will execute its functions to provide those features to you. Those instructions may change in the early betas, but once you get to Release Candidates they will not.
As for hardware drivers? Um since when is Microsoft responsible for creating those? Microsoft takes it upon them seleves to include SOME hardware drivers, but that is not their responsibility.
So this is a case of Apple either screwing up or just taking their sweet time on releasing the appropriate upgrades for their software to work on Vista.
And by the way, did my mention how BAD apple is at porting their software to run on windows - ask me why I threw away my iPOD and bought a zune?
And yes I am a devloper who works on Microsoft products.
- Purposely planned by Apple...
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by whizkid454
February 2, 2007 8:11 PM PST
- to slow the amount of upgrades to Vista. Apple...Protecting their futile market share....
Pretty sad.
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