Apple Has Me Trapped On Windows
by Cory Rauch 2007-05-06 Category: Linux-Opinion

I am sure you are scratching your head wondering how Apple could possibly be trapping any body on Windows, but they have me trapped. How?

I am like millions of other people who have an iPod and use iTunes to purchase content for it. I am eventually also planning on getting an Apple TV to play all the TV Shows I have. But here again lies the problem, no Linux client software exists for the iTunes store. I am now stuck to dual booting if I ever want to purchase content, play content, or use an Apple TV. Codeweavers Crossover did run older versions of iTunes but since has not supported later revisions. I could run Windows in a VM but here again I am still attached to it. And probably like many others, I primarily use only this application exclusively in Windows since I have great open source alternatives for both Windows and Linux that I can use interchangeably in each OS. Applications like Thunderbird, Firefox, and Openoffice make the switch from Windows to Linux seem so close at hand but as good as those applications get I am still stuck. Some may say gaming is another issue, but I think a dedicated gaming device fits the bill. So iTunes has me stuck.

Why Another Service Is Not The Answer

Many probably will point out that I should use another alternative music service that is compatible with Linux, but none compare to what iTunes has to offer. Plus I have like many other made a great commitment of money in purchased content of iTunes which I would not like to loose.

Hope

There is some hope with the annoucement of DRM free music files that Linux would be at least able to play purchased content from iTunes. But what about video? Or the ability to purchase content? The only hope would be a iTunes client for Linux. In my opinion this would fill a huge gap right now in Linux functionality that has hindered some adoption.

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