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Maybe if enough people ask? Or the product is generally popular enough? The iPod and the iPhone are only so popular because they embraced PC in all its ... glo

• bombs 16y ago
  The iPod didn't support Windows when it was released. Maybe Apple are doing the same thing here; I'm sure by not supporting Windows, they're able to get a better product out much quicker.
  • robgough 16y ago
    Fair point. It would be nice if they would at least commit to bringing Windows support in the future. I can't imagine this would affect actual sales though, just another of example of when Apple's secrecy can be irritating for some of us.
    • irons 16y ago
      For Apple to commit to anything in advance, let alone Windows support for a brand-new peripheral, would be evidence of takeover by pod people, and thus not nice at all. Windows support for the original iPod arrived two years later.
      • redrobot5050 16y ago
        Again, they were testing the market with the true believers. The music industry viewed the 2-3 million mac users back then as a nice microcosm they could experiment on. If it failed, it wouldn't get much press because back then nobody used macs.
• rythie 16y ago
  Given Windows is suggested as an option on their machines, maybe they will write a driver. Either way I'm sure someone will write one for Linux.