I don't use Linux but this ain't cool, why would you lower your user base, the iPod really only took off when a windows version of iTunes came about, Linux users are part of the user base too!
this is not about blocking linux. this is about blocking 3rd party clients. remember the patent apple filed about disabling the ipod from charging when connected to a computer? thats not going to work with 3rd party clients. this is about responding to the calls for doing something about ipod theft.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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woah... that aint cool
I second that, the my way or the high way attitude can be side stepped via hacks, but it just annoys me.
and honestly, if I'm annoyed, then mommas gonna hack even more.
stevo, you don't want to declare war on the open source community. you're in over your head kiddo.
I don't use Linux but this ain't cool, why would you lower your user base, the iPod really only took off when a windows version of iTunes came about, Linux users are part of the user base too!
this is not about blocking linux. this is about blocking 3rd party clients. remember the patent apple filed about disabling the ipod from charging when connected to a computer? thats not going to work with 3rd party clients. this is about responding to the calls for doing something about ipod theft.