After fixing the Pre’s syncing Problems by spoofing Apple’s USB Vendor ID,Palm has yet made another brave move! Palm has filed a complaint against Apple with the USB Implementers Forum claiming that its unfair they can’t misuse the USB Device IDs.
- Product ID: 0×8002
- Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
- Version: 0.16
- Manufacturer: Palm Inc.
Palm identified the Pre to iTunes as an iPod made by Palm. To counter this move Apple released iTunes 8.2.1 an update which checked the Vendor ID to make sure the connected device was manufactured by Apple hence it disabled the Palm Pre’s iTunes Sync capabilities.
Unbelievably, Palm has now spoofed Apple’s USB Vendor ID to re-enable iTunes sync for the Palm Pre. This move by Palm is against the rules for use of USB.
“Unauthorized use of assigned or unassigned USB Vendor ID Numbers and associated Product ID Numbers are strictly prohibited.”
If this crazy move by Palm was not enough,the company went ahead and filed a complaint with the USB Implementers Forum saying that Apple’s blocking f the Palm Vender ID constitutes improper use.
“Palm believes that openness and interoperability offer better experiences for users by allowing them the freedom to use the content they own without interference across devices and services, so on behalf of consumers, we have notified the USB Implementers Forum [USB-IF] of what we believe is improper use of the Vendor ID number by another member.”
The main goal behind this is believed to be that Palm believes a lawsuit from Apple will help its publicity.
