engadget.com — Okay, the Time Machine / AirPort Extreme situation is now officially ridiculous. TidBITS's Glenn Fleishmann is reporting that Apple's confirmed to him that the Extreme is unsupported for use with Time Machine, even though the latest batch of updates enable AirPort Disks to show up in the Time Machine disk-selection box.
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maximus434Apr 8, 2008
I agree apple is trying to shaft customers. As much as I love their products, they are a little too restrictive - they only want you to do things one way - their way. If only they would include a damn modem in their Airport/Time Capsule.
glmonkeyApr 8, 2008
You didn't know? They took the iFlux Capacitor and attached it to the iDelorean, then they added 1.21 Gigawatts and Presto! the Apple Time Machine. Remember...The iFlux Capacitor, it's what makes Apple Time Travel Possible.
shadowdstrangerApr 8, 2008
Beat me to it :(
PaulTheBookGuyApr 8, 2008
Yeah it is. Apple fully supports time machine on AEBS.
eavesdropApr 8, 2008
would you like to place a bet? I accept paypal.
althe3rduwwApr 9, 2008
Except that Apple Supports you using a USB connected hard drive to time capsule. So what now Spyuy767? They support the same freaking device with a USB connected hard drive. The AEBS and time capsule are no different in terms of the router and the software.
Closed AccountApr 9, 2008
Dear Apple and all other tech companies: support the s**t you say you will support before launch time. Don't pull the plug the day the product ships. Don't try to make a half-assed fix and then say it's "unsupported." Just do what you said you were going to. If the Time Capsule can do it, the AirPort Extreme should be able to. If it can't then they should do the honorable thing and let people exchange their APE's (that were bought in anticipation of Time Machine) for Time Capsules.This is one time when I think a class action would make sense.
kufflinkApr 10, 2008
More and more, I think marketing is running (ruining) Apple. They are manipulating software deliverables to meet their hardware sales goals. They want to sell Time Capsule, so they artificially cripple Time Machine. There might be backlash within the developers group, in which they publish software that enables users. Miscommunication might be the underlying issue, too. Marketing is having to rebuild the dike by claiming that some feature is "unsupported."