“Palm may be out of moves in its battle to have the Pre continue syncing with iTunes,” Jim Dalrymple reports for The Loop. “The USB Implementers Forum rendered its decision today and in a letter seen by The Loop, the group sided with Apple.”
Dalrymple reports, “Palm reported Apple to the USB Implementers Forum [USB-IF], a member group that oversees the implementation of USB in the industry, in late July. Palm said it believed Apple was improperly using the Vendor ID provided by the forum.”
Full article here.
Arik Hesseldahl reports for BusinessWeek, “Writing for the USB-IF, Traci Donnell, the organization’s executive director, wrote that ‘Palm’s allegation (if true) does not establish that Apple is using its Vendor ID contrary to USB-IF’s policies.’ In short, Apple, by limiting access to iTunes to Apple-made devices only, isn’t doing anything wrong, at least not according to USB-IF policies.”
“However, Palm’s July 22 complaint letter also contained this: ‘Palm will shortly issue an update of its WebOS operating system that uses Apple’s Vendor ID number for the sole purpose of restoring Palm media sync functionality.’ Here Palm is saying it plans to issue software to the Pre that allows it to masquerade as an Apple iPod when talking to iTunes,” Hesseldahl reports.
“Whoops. That’s a no-no, Donnell writes. Under USB-IF’s policy, ‘Palm may only use the single Vendor ID issued to Palm for Palm’s usage… Usage of another company’s Vendor ID is specifically precluded.’ She then gives Palm seven days to ‘clarify its intent,'” Hesseldahl reports.
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Winners win and losers lose, Lurch mini™. Now stand by for class action lawsuits filed on behalf of Pre sufferers to whom Palm advertised iTunes mooching — just as soon as they can get some lawyers on the horn; right now their Pre units need to be replaced due to shoddy build quality or their batteries are all recharging for the 3rd time today already.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Jubei” and “Ken” for the heads up.]
Oh, noes! All the Palm Pretards are going to start crying to their mommies about evil Apple taking away the usefulness of the Palm Pres and how life and the USB Forum is unfair to the morally righteous. Mommy, mommy, dry my tears. Try and not to soil yourselves, Palm-loving fanboys. You want a device that works with iTunes? Buy an iPhone or iPod.
Or get on your knees and beg Palm to get a license from Apple to allow the Pre to legally sync with iTunes. I know it’s too much work for Palm to design their own software, due to the lazy nature of that company. Better to let someone else do their work for them and then complain about it. Now, quit your whining and wringing of hands and disappear into the night as a humbled, butthead Pretards should.
Not a “high IQ” crowd at palm, i guess. 🙁