Palm’s Chairman, speaking while at the D7 conference yesterday, has confirmed that the upcoming Palm Pre has a trick up its sleeve : It syncs with iTunes!!!  Just like an iPod or an iPhone!.While many would be  Palm Pre owners ‘d jump for joy when they find this out but we do not think Apple will play buddy buddy in this situation. Not to mention Palm Pre is in direct competition of Apple’s iPhone so it is unlikely that Apple for let Palm ride the iTunes wagon for too long.  Only time will tell what is going to come out of this bold move by Palm.

From : Fastcompany

During his presentation, Jon Rubinstein even showed a live demo of the Pre connecting with iTunes, and noted that it would work with both Windows and Mac versions of the software. It can sync all but copyright protected FairPlay tracks with DRM, and when connected to a Mac it can even grab photos from iPhoto. All in all, it sounds like a fabulous boon for would-be Pre buyers, and, since Palm doesn’t have a massive iTunes-sized ecosystem of its own to support the Pre, then muscling in on the tech behind the most successful one out there makes sense.

But, unlike sharks who tolerate remora fish hitching a ride on their bodies and refrain from eating them, Apple isn’t likely to let Palm get such a free ride. Why would it? There’s nothing to gain from the relationship for Apple, and it threatens core elements of Apple’s business. And, according to Mac media-syncing expert Jon Johansen, there may be a simple way for Apple to shake off the free-riding Palm fairly quickly.