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Snow Leopard Drops Palm OS Sync
adeelarshad82 writes "It's been just a little over a month since Apple blocked iTunes sync with Palm Pre, and now Apple takes that strategy one step further by blocking Snow Leopard sync with Palm-OS powered smartphones. Even though Palm has officially retired Palm OS and is now focusing hard on its next-generation WebOS in the Palm Pre, the company is still selling Palm OS-powered smartphones; two current models are the Treo Pro on Sprint and the Centro."
....Of course Apple is free to do this...
As is Palm or any device manufacturer free to write their software drivers for their gadget and for any operating system they wish. They or a third-party can do whatever it takes to support a peripheral, but Apple is under no obligation to do so. Even now for their Pre phone, they are too cheap to write a software program that works under OS X that will sync whatever data is needed for proper operation. They were trying to save themselves some money by riding on Apple's coattails. Having their device pretend to be an iPhone, in order to use Apple's software, it is highly deceptive. Apple rightfully squelched their deception.
All theory is gray
What I think is interesting is that if Microsoft had done this most of the people in here would be up in arms. But because it is Apple it's ok and we should forgive them.
Where Apple first started to release good products I was excited but the more I see them do the more I realize I do not want to support their business practices.
I'm sure I'll get modded down but I can't deny that they seem to be more anticompetative then MS.