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."

Comments

Re:64 bit but do you have the memory ??

[vertinox]

Oops debunking a 64 bit platform in just 5 lines of text

Which leads me to believe that if they have a legitimate use for 64 bit Windows, they would have something like May3d or Photoshop up and running.

Which either means they shelled out a lot of money on computer hardware to listen to MP3s on a powerful work station or simply pirated everything anyways. If they intended to use this as a development platform for iPhone apps, I wondering what the heck for seeing you don't need a supercomputer to do so.

Meanwhile

[jb.hl.com]

Meanwhile, my Motorola V3 RAZR syncs just fine with Bluetooth, and cost me £100 over a year ago. ...yeah.

Re:Locking down

[sogoodsofarsowhat]

Dreamcatcher...Dont buy one...Apple doesnt give a crap...your not a 1% anyways. Thats the point this is Apple testing the market...and seeing as they SOLD ALL OF THEM...no worries their. While it may piss you off that they wont build by the specs you set....mainly because your specs dont matter. They built the phone that MILLIONS wanted. Lets see...you cant build your own apps for most cell phones anyways...idjit. so your points are pretty much moot. All cell phone makers lock down their phones....Where have you been living. You cannot right new apps for your blockberry, or for your Nokia. Oh you can right java crap but not actually access the phone functions. At least with the iPhone i can have my programmers write web based apps and they work. You want a totally open phone like you describe...well then go farking build it....let me know how that goes. yeah i know about the open linux phone...good luck with that......funny i havent yet seen one NOT ONE in use or sold or suppoerted by ANY cell phone provider. Man the trolls are out today. I got 3 iPhones (8GB) and they are the shiznitz. Does EXACTLY EVERYTHING as PROMISED. Its got to be killing you MS fanboys and apple haters. Wait til you see what apple stock does Monday morning. Split time babies, its a commin

Ass backwards.

[twitter]

A lot of apps still aren't supporting 64 bit.

All the trolls are blaming Apple for this one. Where is that famous Windoze backward capability when a competitor needs it? M$ should have a way of supporting legacy 32 bit software. Instead, 3rd parties have stepped up to the plate with virutlization and emulation. Shame on the M$ treadmill.

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

[Khyber]

Everything except my logitech webcam works in 64-bit XP. BTW, games that can take advantage of the 64-bit environment (like ut2k4 and others) will smoke their 32-bit OS crippled versions any day. 800 FPS in 64-bit as opposed to a paltry ~85 FPS in 32 bit. No contest.

Solution is easy.

[xerxesVII]

Just drop another 600 on another computer and use your iPhone with that, Daddy Warbucks.

Jesus I'm cranky today.