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An unexpected perk that Palm Pre buyers found out over the past week was that Apple's iTunes recognized their new devices as iPods or iPhones, which meant they could sync their iTunes content with the Pre. I wrote about this a few days ago, mentioning that in the unlikely event that this loophole evades Apple's radar, Pre might be a buy worth considering.

Unfortunately, nothing escapes Apple's radar.

Apple basically issued an "enjoy it while you can" statement yesterday, reminding everyone that the company doesn't (and won't) support any non-Apple devices, and that the next update to iTunes may no longer recognize the Palm Pre or any other device as Apple products.

This naturally touched off a nerve among some Palm Pre users, who claimed that they have every right in the world to access their music -- and Apple would be in the wrong to deny them this access.

On the other hand, a majority sees the sense in Apple's move -- after all, it's their software, their devices, their ecosystem. Apple has every right in the world to tweak their creations in any way they see fit. Apparently two out of every three people in the tech world think this way, according to this CrunchGear poll.

At this point, you can pretty much bet that Apple is going to hold true to its word -- after all, it's done it before. Remember when Apple warned its users against using third-party hacks to jailbreak/unlock the iPhone? Sure enough, Apple came out with an iPhone update within a week, leaving owners of jailbroken/unlocked iPhones with $199 iBricks.

I doubt Apple will come out with an update that will leave Palm Pre users with Palm Bricks, but I'm just saying -- let's stay on the safe side of things.