Re: Anyone else notice this about the 1.3 update for the older iPods?

Might be that they are waiting until iTunes for Windows is available to take 
advantage of AAC, etc ;-)



>From: "[ brendan mckitrick ]" <brendan@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: brendan@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: <ephpod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [ephpod] Re: Anyone else notice this about the 1.3 update for the 
>older iPods?
>Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:51:39 +1000
>
>
>Nope, I don't think it's that at all.
>
>If Apple had wanted to really enforce the "switch" policy, they would
>have never offered USB2 support for the newer gen iPods - USB2 is a
>strictly-PC thing, as Mac computers (save possibly the new G5) don't
>have a USB2 chipset.
>
>I believe either:
>
>- the 1.3 Win update is coming very soon
>- they're developing a 1.3x or 1.4 firmware which will be released for
>Windows
>
>There's no tangible reason to delay releasing 1.3 for Windows at the
>moment - as we know, installing the Mac version of 1.3 on Windows iPods
>is a piece of piss - but I'm possibly wondering whether they've given
>some serious thought to offering some of the 2.x features on the older
>firmware now, and have delayed the release of the Windows firmware as a
>result...
>
>Then again,  you might be completely correct. My brain has shifted into
>low-gear thanks to it being Friday afternoon ;-)
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Sent: Friday, 18 July 2003 3:44 PM
> > To: ephpod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ephpod] Anyone else notice this about the 1.3
> > update for the older iPods?
> >
> >
> >
> > Seems that Apple has removed any mention of a Windows update.
> >  I have two
> > theories.
> >
> > 1. They removed the mention because they are not going to
> > ever issue an
> > update.
> > or
> > 2. They removed the mention because they are planning to
> > release the update
> > in the next day or so and have not configured everything (or whatever)
> >
> > However, I feel it is #1.  This was my first Apple purchase
> > and I believe it
> > will be my last.  I believe in good customer service and this
> > is not a way
> > to "win" Windows users.  I cannot afford to purchase the
> > newer iPod as I
> > just spent the money for THIS iPod this past December...I
> > didn't realize a
> > new one was coming out so soon or else I would have waited.
> >
> > I don't know how many other people are bugged by this, but as
> > I said, I
> > don't think I'll purchase another Apple product ever again.
> > They're wanting
> > people to "switch" but in the meantime as we're trying to win
> > you over with
> > the iPod for Windows, let's screw you in the process...still
> > want to switch?
> >
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