So this is how Apple extracts cash from me!

My 3GS died yesterday. I took it in and got a new one.

Came home, pretty happy, because the 1-year warranty was going to expire in a week or two.

Plugged it in. WARNING: Need iTunes 10 to connect this iPhone.

"Great," I think to myself. Another chance for Apple to botch my computer up.

So I download iTunes 10.

WARNING: Need Mac OX 10.5 (Leopard) to install iTunes.

I have a PowerPC G5 - can't get Leopard on this computer.

So here I am, unable to restore my backup to my phone, because my iTunes / OS / hardware is too old.

Fun times. What a waste of a Monday.

So the worst case scenario? I shell out a shit ton of money for new hardware (which I've been meaning to do) and I might never be able to restore that backup.