Microsoft Windows Vista to harm iPod Sales?
Documentation updates on Apple’s web site indicates that Apple is urging iPod owners to stay clear of using their iPod on Windows Vista because it could possibly harm the iPod (corruption of hard drive and files on device).
So the question is, will this actually harm Apple’s iPod sales? Doubtful, since Apple will evently provide an update to the iTunes software and really most customers will not even notice the issue. It does question whether Microsoft has been withholding competitors ability to update software packages for Vista or is Apple just trying to make Microsoft look bad. Either way, I predict that this will be merly be overlooked by the major of customers.
As for iTunes not being updated, it is also interesting to note that Microsoft’s own Zune software package (which is a rival music player) did not work with Windows Vista until only recently. Sounds like Microsoft is having some real internal communications problems.