07-25-2009, 07:47 AM
richorlin wrote:
I think everyone is missing the point. It's not whether Apple should open up iTunes or whether it is acting like a monopoly. I think the real problem here is the way Palm has gone about making the Pre compatible. They have masked the actual "signature" of the hardware and have fooled iTunes into thinking that a real iPod has connected. I'm not a lawyer and I certainly don't play one on TV but I don't see the legality of that action. Sounds like patent infringement to me and Apple is within their rights to block the Pre if that it how it is connecting to iTunes.
I think there is a method to the madness. They're too smart to be dumb. Remember the individuals involved.