Itunes 10 and Tiger 10.4.11

The itunes requirement is mentioned on the box, true, but the consecutive OS X version required is not - maybe I should apologize I had better things to do than running a background check before buying a $150 ipod... Surely such extremely sophisticated device is not something you purchase without heavy preparation.

In any case, spending money to upgrade an OS I would have only used for an ipod is so absurd that I'd rather return the ipod.

I really can't understand why apple would not support the old version of its own OS, it's actually quite insulting...

Okay.
Good luck!

Not sure if anyone has posted the numbers. Here's the OS market share:

Windows
7 ----15.87%
Vista--14.00%
XP----60.89%
Mac
10.6---2.59%
10.5---1.73%
10.4---0.55%

It's obvious they have to support XP, and it's probably good practice for them to phase out 10.4. I even have a first gen MacBook I've yet to update. I don't think there is much room to complain about not being able to run new software on outdated hardware. -Insert adage about old dogs and new tricks-

I have a PowerBook G4 with OS 10.4.11 and just the 512 MB/1GHz Memory/Processor combo. I'm pretty sure my machine can't take the next upgrade [Leopard] Does this sound right? And, if so, was there an upgrade between the latest iTunes and iTunes 9.0.3? My iPod Touch says it just needs a 9.2 version and I wonder if I can get it somehow?

Sorry if someone already asked this--too much to sift through. thanks for any help!

I have a PowerBook G4 with OS 10.4.11 and just the 512 MB/1GHz Memory/Processor combo. I'm pretty sure my machine can't take the next upgrade Leopard

Yes it can. You would need to have at least 1GB of RAM, preferably 2GB.

My iPod Touch says it just needs a 9.2 version and I wonder if I can get it somehow?

Yes. 9.2.1 was the last version prior to 10.
-> http://support.apple.com/downloads/#itunes

thank you very much!

FYI: You should update your OS to 10.5.8.

i love me some apple products, but it is kinda messed up.

I found a link to the itunes 9.2.1. Here it is:

http://appldnld.apple.com/iTunes9/061-8601.20100719.nhy5R/iTunes9.2.1.dmg

I found a link to the itunes 9.2.1. Here it is:

I posted a link above.

OK, give me the $100 for the extra gig of RAM I'll need and the $39 for the OS upgrade. I bought a $2500 Intel TIGER MacBook Pro in 2007 and now it is unsupported. At least MS supports their products for longer than 3 years.

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A 2007 MBP? That came with a minimum of 1 GB RAM (which is what Snow Leopard wants). I bought a 2 GB stick for less than $100 for my MBP. Tiger and the MBP are still supported. Even PowerBook G4s are.

Also, you can't get Windows Media Player 12 for XP (and correct me if I'm wrong, Vista as well). XP is the most used OS on the planet. Also, compare the prices of Snow Leopard and that of Windows 7. I understand how annoying it is for Tiger users, and I am annoyed as well.


AnonMac

Typical Apple fanboy.

Why do you say this? Because I stated a fact that you don't like?

give me the $100 for the extra gig of RAM I'll need and the $39 for the OS upgrade

No. Move out of your mom's basement, get a job and purchase your own products.

I bought a $2500 Intel TIGER MacBook Pro in 2007 and now it is unsupported

No it's not. It's still fully supported.

At least MS supports their products for longer than 3 years.

The HAVE to because they wait so long to update the OS.

Hey Nolf,

Anyways, like the majority of the people on this thread we are all perplexed why Apple would slight their core users and continue to support a 10 year old XP vs a 3 year old 10.4. Since 10.5 still runs on PPC's and they built iTunes 10 to still work with 10.5 and any supported PPC's using it, it seems like it wouldn't take much to continue to allow it to support all PPC's on 10.4; its basically the same software build, just adjusting the program parameters to accept it to run on 10.4 and its slightly lower specs. That tired excuse that 10.4 "machines are outdated" argument is void because they are allowing iTunes 10 to run on 10 year old XP machines with much lower specs than 10.4 maxed out PPC's.

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Itunes site already says is needed 10.5

Well, I try one more time to install 9.2.1 on my Ibook G4 with Tiger 10.4.11


I can´t install yet. It still doesn´t working, it says me "Please use english version". I´ve uninstalled 8.2.1 but problem continues with 9.0.2 english version.

I´ve back to 8.2.1


Congratulations Apple, I went to buy an Ipod Nano 5G, cause I like more than new model, now if I wanna use it, I need to use Windows.

My old XP SP2 is now upgrading to SP3, what is required as system requeriments to be able to use Ipod.

Is it sure or is a new error / lie from Itunes site? A few days ago, you say as Itunes 10 minimum requeriments 10.4.11, later download I check this is false. It is needed 10.5 Congratulations, you already fixed that. Now it is shown 10.5 as minimum requeriments....

My Ibook from 2005 is not able to.

They only care about noobies switchers, which just buy their products for personal cool image in place use a better system.

Those who really appreciate Apple, or leave our money each year or we are unatended.


Congratulations again, it´s obvious you don´t care and you don´t bother market share, only you want is catch the money from people who just buy your products to show off them.

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