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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I find that really puzzling. I have a 5th generation iPod that I used with Windows XP, until my Gateway crapped out and I swore off PCs FOREVER.
When I got my iMac, the first thing I did was to get some software that allowed me to download what was on the iPod to the Mac (at the time, the Apple geniuses by default only allowed info to flow into the iPod -- not out). Then I had to reformat the iPod's HD to allow it to sync with the Mac. A bit of a hassle, but it all worked out in the end.
BTW, "forever" didn't last too long. In addition to my iMac, I now have a HP that I use for all my main computing, but I still use the iMac to synchronize the iPod.
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He had and Mac, before they switch to the PC hardware. Years later he received an iPod as a gift and downloaded latest iTuned thinking a Mac hardware should work seamlessly with Mac hardware. However the iTunes required a newer component to install and that component required a newer OS. In effect he had to upgrade his OS or buy a new machine in order to
Most people I know who leave Windows for Mac tend to return to windows for many different reasons. Not making a generalization here, it's just been my experience.
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