Palm Pre To Sync Seamlessly With iTunes

Wired is reporting that Palm's new handheld device, the Pre, will be able to sync automagically with Apple's iTunes. Thanks to a team of ex-Apple engineers the Pre will sync everything but iPhone applications and some of the older Fairplay DRM music. "It does it by faking out iTunes, making the jukebox software think that it is connected to a real iPod. Hook it up and you'll be given three options: USB mass storage device, charging only or iTunes sync. This is a ballsy move from Palm, and we totally love it: a big fat middle finger at Apple. Apple will, we are sure, be readying its legal attack dogs as I write, and don't be at all surprised if an iTunes update pops up around June 6th. This fight just got a lot more interesting."

This should be interesting

[Anonymous Coward]

While I enjoy the big fat middle finger to Apple as much as the next guy, I firmly expect Apple to give the big fat legal cock in the ass back to Palm.

And when it comes to a winner, the middle finger loses to the fat cock every time.

Coming soon....

[AdmiralXyz]

iTunes 8.1.2, "fixes syncing issues"

Thanks to a team of ex-Apple engineers

[jellomizer]

and soon to be ex-Palm engineers.

Palm exec: I thank you for all your effort in giving us the inside scoop on how Apple work. No I will have to fire you because you have shown yourself to not be a trust full person and we have no confidence that you will honor our NDA, as you have shown not to honor your previous employer.

Re:PALM PRE OMG

[PopeRatzo]

I'm so damn tired of reading about the Palm Pre. It's everywhere, and it's annoying.

Unlike the iPhone, which is hardly ever mentioned in the media...

Re:Sue Those Monopolistic Apple Bastards!

[Compholio]

Am I the only person on earth that sees this as a direct affront to a free market system?!

I do not think that term means what you think it means: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market [wikipedia.org]

Inconceivable!

Re:Why is this a big deal?

[AioKits]

What, no Zune support? *duck!*

Re:Sue Those Monopolistic Apple Bastards!

[arb phd slp]

I've put off upgrading because I don't want to spend 0.30 on the free tracks I got from the Pepsi promotion. I didn't spend all that time looking through the bottoms of Sierra Mist bottles just so I could turn around and buy all those songs.

Re:Why is this story displayed red?

[node 3]

Does a red story mean that there are no comments?

Not sure, but a read story means it's winter in hell.