Comment Re:Makes sense (Score 1) 558
Depends. The HP-branded iPods came pre-formatted VFAT, but those are no longer a concern, I suppose. "Genuine" Apple iPods (not so sure about shuffle/nano) do come formatted HFS+ (the windows version of iTunes will reformat it for you).
It seems far more likely that Apple would just roll an HFS+ driver into the Windows version of iTunes. It'd limit your ability to use it as a portable HD, and it'd lock you into using iTunes, but I suspect that most Windows iPod users don't use them for portable storage and I don't see why you wouldn't want to use iTunes if you've got an iPod.
I know, I know, it's a bit heavy for just playing tracks back and the MP3 encoding isn't as good as LAME, but that's what WinAmp is for. Use iTunes for managing the library and talking to the player, and feel free to use the right tool for the job for other tasks. It's not that hard.
It seems far more likely that Apple would just roll an HFS+ driver into the Windows version of iTunes. It'd limit your ability to use it as a portable HD, and it'd lock you into using iTunes, but I suspect that most Windows iPod users don't use them for portable storage and I don't see why you wouldn't want to use iTunes if you've got an iPod.
I know, I know, it's a bit heavy for just playing tracks back and the MP3 encoding isn't as good as LAME, but that's what WinAmp is for. Use iTunes for managing the library and talking to the player, and feel free to use the right tool for the job for other tasks. It's not that hard.
