Gf got a new nano for christmas (why anybody would want a nano is beyond me, but there you have it). The new iPods apparently only run on iTunes 10, which is fine. I go to download iTunes 10 and am informed that I must be running OS 10.5 or higher (leopard or snow leopard) to download the newest version of iTunes.
I'm running Tiger (OS 10.4.11) and after a bit of research and forum support on Mac websites, it looks to me like we can either:
-return the iPod and find an older one, used
-upgrade to the latest operating system (several hundred dollars)
-pirate a copy of leopard or snow leopard (I've never been above illegal downloads, but its the principle of the matter)
-find a alternate music player that is compatible with the newer iPods (although I can't find any that run on Tiger or without iTunes 10.
So Mac has stopped supporting a (not so old) version of their own operating system, despite the fact that iTunes 10 is supported on XP. It seems to me that they would want to encourage iPod, iPhone, & iPad sales by NOT forcing customers to make a several hundred dollar upgrade in order to run a free program.
Anybody else have problems with this, and any luck with a more obvious solution than I've found?
I'm running Tiger (OS 10.4.11) and after a bit of research and forum support on Mac websites, it looks to me like we can either:
-return the iPod and find an older one, used
-upgrade to the latest operating system (several hundred dollars)
-pirate a copy of leopard or snow leopard (I've never been above illegal downloads, but its the principle of the matter)
-find a alternate music player that is compatible with the newer iPods (although I can't find any that run on Tiger or without iTunes 10.
So Mac has stopped supporting a (not so old) version of their own operating system, despite the fact that iTunes 10 is supported on XP. It seems to me that they would want to encourage iPod, iPhone, & iPad sales by NOT forcing customers to make a several hundred dollar upgrade in order to run a free program.
Anybody else have problems with this, and any luck with a more obvious solution than I've found?
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