How to Syncing iPhone 4 with two PCs like iPod

Hello everyone,
i have bought an iPhone 4 and want to put my music on it.
The problem is that I have a Notebook and a PC (both WINDOWS 7).
Now I have registered my iPhone with the Notebook but sometimes I find a new Song on my PC.
But iTunes says that my iPhone is conected to another iTunes, so it will not transfer my music.
Why does it not work like the iPod Touch I had? With the iPod i could my music from both Notebook and PC.
Can anyone help me? PLEASE!!!!

"But why is this like this?"
Becasue Apple made it this way.  Like most companies, Apple is not in the habiut of eexplaining each and every product decision and discussing these decisions is not permitted here.
"Why does is work on the iPod?"
Becasue Apple made it this way.  Like most companies, Apple is not in the habiut of eexplaining each and every product decision and discussing these decisions is not permitted here.

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