iPod Problems Not an Apple Issue (DUH)

So since Vista launched, all we’ve heard from the fanboys is how Apple f’ed up and how Apple didn’t have iTunes and the iPod ready and Apple had Vista for months before launch and should’ve done better. It was an Apple-bashing fiesta from minute one! I have to admit my own puzzlement at how Apple could’ve done such a poor job with Vista support considering how damned long it took for it to become reality.

Recently, Apple released a patch for Vista users. While it didn’t fix all the issues, it mitigated a lot of them, but the critics were still not pleased with Apple because if for some reason they manually ejected their iPod using Vista itself and not iTunes, their library could get corrupted.

Well, as it turns out, that wasn’t an Apple issue. How do I know?

Because Microsoft fixed it today…

Microsoft released several patches for Windows Vista on Tuesday, including one designed to put the iPod and the new operating system back on speaking terms.

The software maker issued a patch that is designed to fix a problem that had left iPods vulnerable to being corrupted if Vista users select the operating system’s Safely Remove Hardware option to eject the music player.

Apple had resolved several Vista compatibility issues in iTunes, but has continued to warn users to only use the eject function within iTunes to remove an iPod in Vista.

What the hell? What the f’ing hell?

I wonder if the Microsoft fanboys will be as hard on Microsoft as they were on Apple? I mean, you would think that of all the hardware tested for the Vista launch, the digital media player that makes up 80% of the market would’ve been tested.

Then again, the Zune still isn’t compatible with Vista out of the box, so I don’t know why I would think that anyway…

[tags]zune, vista, microsoft, apple, ipod[/tags]

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  • http://journal.pdsys.org/ Nicholas

    Vinny,

    You’re just jumping to a conclusion. Who knows what that patch contains. And you should know that one company can certainly fix another company’s problems. Microsoft has to do it all the time, just ask Raymond Chen. (http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/) It’s in Microsoft’s best interests to fix the problem, so it doesn’t seem like it’s their fault to begin with. Etc.

    iTunes on Windows is a complete pile of garbage, and needs to be re-coded from the ground up. And that’s just the way it is right now. I really wanted to keep my iPod… I loved it! But iTunes’s terrible performance and bugs (under XP and Vista) made me quit.

  • http://journal.pdsys.org/ Nicholas

    Vinny,

    You’re just jumping to a conclusion. Who knows what that patch contains. And you should know that one company can certainly fix another company’s problems. Microsoft has to do it all the time, just ask Raymond Chen. (http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/) It’s in Microsoft’s best interests to fix the problem, so it doesn’t seem like it’s their fault to begin with. Etc.

    iTunes on Windows is a complete pile of garbage, and needs to be re-coded from the ground up. And that’s just the way it is right now. I really wanted to keep my iPod… I loved it! But iTunes’s terrible performance and bugs (under XP and Vista) made me quit.

  • http://www.insignificantthoughts.com/ Vinny

    It’s a good thing this is a website because I can assume you didn’t say that with a straight face.

    Apple’s problem with ejecting iPods was fixed. Microsoft’s problem was that if you used the “Safely Remove Hardware” function, libraries were getting wiped.

    The idea that Microsoft fixed an Apple problem while they produce a competing player that can’t gain any real traction is kinda silly.

    Microsoft fixed a Microsoft bug. Occam’s razor… The simplest explanation is often the correct one.

  • http://www.insignificantthoughts.com Vinny

    It’s a good thing this is a website because I can assume you didn’t say that with a straight face.

    Apple’s problem with ejecting iPods was fixed. Microsoft’s problem was that if you used the “Safely Remove Hardware” function, libraries were getting wiped.

    The idea that Microsoft fixed an Apple problem while they produce a competing player that can’t gain any real traction is kinda silly.

    Microsoft fixed a Microsoft bug. Occam’s razor… The simplest explanation is often the correct one.