iTunes account required for iPhone setup
By Paul Miller 
posted Jun 13th 2007 10:40AM
posted Jun 13th 2007 10:40AM
In at&t's latest missive on the iPhone, they rehashed a bunch of well-known information about the device, just to make sure those who signed up for the "notify me" emails are well prepared for the June 29th launch -- though, of course, actual launch day info is nowhere to be found. At the bottom of the email, it's casually mentioned that you'll need an iTunes account to set up your iPhone. This should come as no surprise to those familiar with the practices of Apple, who regularly confines its users to fairly enclosed systems out of "ease of use" or "privacy" concerns, but anyone who was hoping to manage the iPhone and its contents with open and free (as in free speech) software should probably give up hope now and just bow to Big Brother. Or make friends with a really good group of hackers.[Warning: subscription required]
WOW! Someone took a bitter pill today, just incase I missed something. Isn't this an iPhone from Apple designed to be an iPod hence it runs iTunes? How many iPods out there run "free" 3rd party software out of the box from Apple? Stop being a hater!If you don't like the rules don't buy one!
How many ipods? ...all of them.
You can use tons of free third party software with your ipod on your computer right out of the box. iPods don't require an itunes account to work. Hell, they don't even require an account to work in itunes. You only need an account if you want itunes to get album artwork for you or if you're buying songs from the store.
xDDDD, I just looked at the picture....nice!
I'm so over the iPhone.. ATT service in my area is horrible.. No flash.. No keyboard.. No GPS.. No Enterprise Sync.. No EQ.. Overpriced.. Over promised.. Under delivered.