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ITunes 8 a Real Killer App; Taking Down Vista

Posted by timothy on from the da-dum-pshhhhhhh dept.

CWmike writes "Apple 's latest version of iTunes crashes Windows Vista when an iPod or iPhone is connected to the PC, scores of users have reported on Apple's support forum. Plug in and Vista crashes and shows the 'blue screen of death.' The errors began showing up immediately after updating iTunes to Version 8.0, which Apple released Tuesday as part of its iPod refresh. 'I just installed iTunes 8 over my iTunes 7 on Vista [and] now whenever I plug in my iPod, I get a blue screen death. Three times so far. Even if it is plugged in on boot, I get a blue screen," said a user identified as 'sambeckett' on the support forum about 90 minutes after Apple CEO Steve Jobs wrapped up the iPod launch."

13 of 735 comments (clear)

  1. BSOD... by james1983 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yay!! I was getting worried I was never going to see the BSOD again.. Welcome back old friend

  2. Wow! by gentlemen_loser · · Score: 5, Funny

    That really IS horrible. I did not know that anyone was actually using Vista. - Steve J.

  3. Re:Good Marketing by gooman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Expect Slashdot comments to blame Vista too.

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  4. In Soviet Cupertino... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    iTunes ain't done, 'til Vista don't run!

  5. Sounds like a feature to me... by Jon+Abbott · · Score: 5, Funny

    This sounds like a feature, not a bug.

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  6. I wonder . . . by catbertscousin · · Score: 5, Funny

    "iTunes has detected illegal music files. Now trashing your computer . . . please wait for the lawyers to show up."

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  7. Re:Surprising by roc97007 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, you know how it is; QA labs are always underfunded... Maybe their budget wouldn't stretch to a Vista license. Or they couldn't figure out which version to buy.

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  8. "Hi, I'm a PC." "...And I'm a Mac." by AmericanPegasus · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Wow PC, it looks like your Vista users are really having headaches running great software like iTunes 8. Mac runs them just fine."

    "You son of a bitch." (Pulls out a gun)

    "Whoa PC, whoa, let's not..."

    BLAM.

  9. Best roadblock ad ever by Sloppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I went to RTFA. Before it showed me the article, though, I got a page that asked, "What are you waiting for? Make the move to Microsoft Vista with confidence."

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  10. Re:Good Marketing by Aphoxema · · Score: 5, Funny

    Expect Vista to bla #####

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  11. The fault is by David+Gerard · · Score: 5, Funny

    Personally, I blame Linux.

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  12. Re:But still... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clippy: It looks like your printer is on fire. Would you like to:
    * Call 911
    * Put it out.
    * Let it burn.

  13. Re:Good Marketing by pesc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pop quiz: What does the kernel use to access hard disks, memory, and whatever other hardware is in your system?

    iTunes?

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