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Goodbye Apple
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| I've owned a lot of iPods. My wife has owned a lot of iPods.
|
| Not anymore.
|
| For the longest time, I could use gtkpod to seamlessly access my iPods from
| my Ubuntu desktop. It initially took some reverse-engineering effort to
| understand the iPod's data format to be able to access it from non-iTunes
| software, but it was possible. All of a sudden, Apple is trying everything
| they can to prohibit interopability.
|
| First, they encrypted the firmware, blocking the use of third-party firmware
| like Rockbox and iPod Linux. This doesn't bother me much, as I always
| prefered the original Apple firmware anyway.
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http://mdeslaur.blogspot.com/2009/07/goodbye-apple.html
Apple Drops Complaint Against Bluwiki
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| After threatening to sue the operator of a public wiki site over an anonymous
| discussion about syncing iPods using software other than iTunes, Apple has
| changed its tune.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/ipod/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218600244
Recent:
Apple Withdraws Lawsuit Against Wiki Site Owner Over iPhone/iPod
Interoperability Hack Discussion
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| Last November, the EFF took Apple to task for threatening the owner of a wiki
| site. Apple claimed that an ongoing discussion on the site about how to build
| interoperability between iPods and iPhones and alternative software other
| than iTunes violated the DMCA -- which requires quite a novel interpretation
| of the DMCA. After Apple refused to back down, EFF sued in April. Somewhere
| along the way, it looks like Apple's lawyers started to realize that it had
| pretty close to no chance whatsoever and has now withdrawn this particular
| threat.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090722/2331435626.shtml
iPhone suffers as Android buoys Linux cause
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| Google's open mobile OS platform Android is buoying the fortunes of
| Linux-powered smartphones. The news for Apple's iPhone, however, is not so
| good.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-278279.html
Apple Does As Many Expected: Kills Palm Pre iTunes Syncing
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| The pettiness of Apple continues... Last month, Apple warned potential buyers
| of the Palm Pre that it might break that phone's ability to sync with iTunes.
| It didn't take long for Apple to follow through. In an upgrade to iTunes,
| which Apple claims was for "bug fix" but also to handle "verification"
| issues, it has blocked the Palm Pre from accessing iTunes.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090715/1401055554.shtml
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