No iPhone For 64-Bit Windows

Mizled writes "After buying a new iPhone yesterday and bringing it home to sync and activate it, I found out that Windows 64-bit is not supported. Neither XP 64-bit nor Vista 64-bit works with the iPhone. I called the Apple support line and the rep said I needed to downgrade my computer from a 64-bit operating system. I also posted about my concerns on the Apple iPhone discussion forums, but my post was quickly removed."

Look on the bright side...

[niceone]

the rep said I needed to downgrade my computer

Look on the bright side, he could have told you needed to upgrade to OSX.

RELIGION OF PEACE STRIKES AGAIN!

[Anonymous Coward]

Okay, hands up who is surprised. ?

Some or the other

[CSHARP123]

People are waiting in line to buy our product and you are complaining about not working in 64 bit OS. Man, this was not released to people like you. The buyers we thought would shell out this kind of money to buy our product will only be running 32 bit OS. You sir, should get a life. Thanks Apple Customer support.

Re:Locking down

[Anonymous Coward]

wow - I've never actually seen someone use "through" for "threw." I've seen the opposite - but you've correctly spelled the longer, incorrect, homophone. Congratulations sir.

The Zune doesn't work on 64 bit windows, either.

[dimer0]

Is there anything that DOES?

Re:Look on the bright side...

[speaker of the truth]

I thought by downgrade he did mean switch to OSX.

Re:Look on the bright side...

[MindStalker]

Why? You can sell it on ebay for $900+

Re:The Zune doesn't work on 64 bit windows, either

[Anonymous Coward]

You BOUGHT a Zune! Bwa ha ha ha

Re:WINE for Windows

[Anonymous Coward]

You're missing the point, this *IS* whine for Windows.

Re:The Zune doesn't work on 64 bit windows, either

[Anonymous Coward]

A WITCH! A WITCH! BUUURN HIM!

Re:Apple is missing a HUGE opportunity

[Afecks]

Anyone willing to pay $500+ for a phone will certainly pay $400 or less for some entry-level iMac device.

Anyone willing to pay $500+ for a phone will not be satisfied with an entry-level iMac device.

Re:virtualize man!

[Hal_Porter]

Or buy a phone that doesn't make you jump through hoops to use it? I can't believe you're actually saying people should use kludges just to use a phone. Amazing.

It's not just a phone, it's the iPhone. Apple fans queued overnight to get one. Some dude sold his corneas on eBay just to get the $500. He can't see for shit anymore unless he holds it a few inches from his face, but he's got his iPhone and he growls at people like a dog when they try to take it away.

You've got to be more careful. Apple fans monitor these forums. What you posted may get you bitten by some blind fanatic.

Re:virtualize man!

[ColdWetDog]

Some dude sold his corneas on eBay just to get the $500.

I didn't know the multi touch interface had a Braille component. Cool.

Re:No.. requirements list itself omitted the info.

[Wordsmith]

Clearly, I did. But I still wanted to make a funny.

Actually, it's not clear that I did. But I did. I'm clear on that.

Re:Apple is missing a HUGE opportunity

[Quasicorps]

"Anyone willing to pay $500+ for a phone will certainly pay $400 or less for some entry-level iMac device."

Absolutely. Anyone who has just spent $500 on a phone would be more than happy to almost double their spending to use a main feature of the phone. It's common sense.

Ha ha ha

[pjt48108]

Anyone who would spend several hundreds of dollars on an iGadget from any company WITHOUT FIRST confirming that it is supported on their OS, is simply naive.

Anyone who goes out of their way to get the 64-bit implementation of any Windows (in the first place), and THEN spends said fortune on a shiny iToy WITHOUT FIRST confirming support under their 64-bit Windows OS, is a chump.

Perhaps using Macs has gotten me used to checking system requirements religiously when making software and peripheral hardware purchases. However, even when I have owned/used Windows systems, I always checked to make sure those systems were supported before shelling out a fistfull of cash.

So, cry me a river. 'nuf said.

Re:Cell Phones could be the greatest but

[skrolle2]

Sooner or later, someone will bring unlocked service to the US masses and only then will they have to adapt to the demands of a liberated consumer.

There, fixed it for you. We're so sorry your phone companies are assholes over there.