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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/2/18, Stefan Dösinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > 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. >