http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/ Engadget Comments for Confirmed: Palm Pre's iTunes support is very, very hacky http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/
Two points:

1) This is impossible for Apple to block. If according to USB it's an iPod, how can Apple distinguish? They can try to see if any little details are missing, but in the end any probing they do can easily be met by Palm.

Nor is it even unsafe, because the code to support older iPods is pretty stable and will not change over time - the older iPods will always be supported.

2) I'm pretty sure Apple sill not sue. What legality is there around USB identifiers? Nothing. The only hook there is the Apple string in the ID, but I don't think it's enough to put a case around. Why bother with the expense of a suit.]]>Jun 4th 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/If according to USB it's an iPod, how can Apple distinguish?
because the root hub still identifies as Pre.

>2) I'm pretty sure Apple sill not sue.
Not a question of whether they'll sue, but whether they'll block it.

simulating another devices VID and PID is not "shady," it's clever. Cheers to the boys in orange for figuring that little trick out. May prove useful for other devices.]]>Jun 4th 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/Jun 4th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/Jun 4th 2009 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/Jun 5th 2009 2:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/Jun 5th 2009 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/Jun 5th 2009 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/confirmed-palm-pres-itunes-support-is-very-very-hacky/Jun 8th 2009 4:38PM