“Apple recommends that customers wait to upgrade Windows until after the next release of iTunes which will be available in the next few weeks.”
Let’s look at this from a Consumers perspective. Windows users own iPods and Windows users are upgrading to Vista. Thus they expect products that are actively being supported to run on Vista.
From a consumer perspective this looks like a real stupid move by Apple. While Microsoft has responded quickly to provide a work around, Apple is appears to be playing a political game here in trying to make Microsoft look bad.
What Apple has effectively done is drive a wedge into those of us that are primarily Windows users. It’s not like they did not know the new operating system was coming. www.telegraph.co.uk