IPhone 4 only works on 10.5.8

My O2 3G contract was up and so was my wife's so we decided to go for two new IPhone4s - the 3Gs we had were dog slow on IOS4 - then we hit the kicker I have an iMac i7 running Snow Leopard all fine - but my wife's brand new iPhone4 when connected to her 15" G4 Powerbook running OSX 10.4.1.1 (company machine) could not be synced as the phone will only work with OSX 10.5.8.
The O2 sales person simply asked "have you got iTunes at home"? Nowhere have I been able to find anything that says you may need to spend £1800 upgrading your computer to sync your iPhone - apparently my local O2 store can't even turn the phones on because their computers aren't compatible with iPhone4 they are waiting for upgrades - but still they didn't mention this...
We have cancelled the contract on my wife's phone and gone back to her old 3G for now while she considers a Blackberry - Apple screws up again by not even supporting it's own customers. I have been a loyal supporter of Apple for many years but this has shocked me.

BinkyB wrote:
My O2 3G contract was up and so was my wife's so we decided to go for two new IPhone4s - the 3Gs we had were dog slow on IOS4 - then we hit the kicker I have an iMac i7 running Snow Leopard all fine - but my wife's brand new iPhone4 when connected to her 15" G4 Powerbook running OSX 10.4.1.1 (company machine) could not be synced as the phone will only work with OSX 10.5.8.
It clearly says on the iPhone 4 web site that OS X 10.5.8 or greater is required. The statement is where all such statements always are, under the Tech Specs tab. Both Mac and Windows requirements are listed.
The O2 sales person simply asked "have you got iTunes at home"? Nowhere have I been able to find anything that says you may need to spend £1800 upgrading your computer to sync your iPhone - apparently my local O2 store can't even turn the phones on because their computers aren't compatible with iPhone4 they are waiting for upgrades - but still they didn't mention this...
They may not have known--but they should have--I'm not from your neck of the woods, but I don't believe O2 are Apple just as AT&T is not Apple here in the US.
We have cancelled the contract on my wife's phone and gone back to her old 3G for now while she considers a Blackberry - Apple screws up again by not even supporting it's own customers. I have been a loyal supporter of Apple for many years but this has shocked me.
Apple did not screw up. All you had to do was look at the iPhone 4 web site before you purchased.

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