Does iTunes sync with devices when being run under xp in qemu or similiar?
I honestly haven't updated my ipod for a year and don't use it any more as i haven't found a viable and easy way to do it. Maarten will probably be interested in the answer as well.
On Feb 19, 2008 10:02 AM, Maarten Lankhorst m.b.lankhorst@gmail.com wrote:
2008/2/18, Stefan Dösinger stefandoesinger@gmx.at:
Am Montag, 18. Februar 2008 06:34:04 schrieb Edward Savage:
Maarten why not focus on supporting applications that don't have viable open source solutions first? I can think of hundreds.
The only thing iTunes will add, with full support, is ipod syncing (that isn't useless).
Or should we avoid that debate?
I think it would probably be better not to debate, but the issue is this: For you there are viable itunes alternatives, and for you there are other applications which do not have alternatives. Compare this to the discussions wether working on Microsoft Office is a waste of time or not. Everyone has other expectations, so it is *very* hard to judge which application will be useful and which not.
In the same way the usefullness of $APP in Wine differs from person to person. A bug which is worth a small remark on a review for one person is a killer bug for another.
To come back to iTunes, I have met a few people who considered Linux but were stopped by iTunes for various reasons. Some may seem laughable to tech-savy people(Other apps look differently), some are technically reasonable(iTunes shop, DRM support). Of couse you can find 100 reasons why AutoCAD is more important than iTunes, but you can also find 100 reasons why iTunes is more important than ACAD
Well I bought an ipod touch. But there are no other apps then iTunes that can do the firmware upload so it's sort of laying on my desk until I can figure it out. That aside, the alternatives rely on tactics that are similar to loading malware. Real alternatives for iTunes? Not so much.
Cheers, Maarten.