23.09.2009 16:36 Uhr, Quelle: 9to5Mac

Apple wins, Palm in hot water over iTunes Pre sync

Apple wins, Palm takes a slap in the ongoing iTunes war between the two firms. We all know the background, Palm introduced the Palm Pre, which the company equipped with the ability to sync with iTunes. Apple didn’t like it and prevented use of this within an iTunes update, Palm re-enabled its feature, Apple stopped it again and Palm took a complaint to the USB Forum, the body which polices such things. Palm had accused Apple of improperly using its USB Vendor ID to block sync with iTunes. This view wasn’t shared by the USB Forum, where executive director, Traci Donnell, said: “In the view of the USB-IF, Palm’s allegation (if true) does not establish that Apple is using its Vendor ID (VID) contrary to USB-IF’s policies. Therefore, under present USB-IF policies, the USB-IF does

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