i do not have this option with 10.5.3.

I updated to MacOS 10.5.3 last week but this option does not appear in my Addressbook. Anybody else has the same problem?

Neither do I. I wonder what the trick is.

There is a hack by editing some plist files, but by design you don't have the option unless you have an iPhone setup in iTunes. If you re-read the Apple quote, you'll see the fine print.

mm.. That is interesting. I wonder why they restrict it to iPhone users. The other sync options are enabled.

Why would this feature be restricted to iPhone users? Bummer.

This is ridiculous. The google sync is something that I've been hoping and waiting for. I payed money to use ALL the features of the operating system. Why should I have to take the time out of my day to hack my machine in order to get something I PAYED for.

I am disappointed that they are so desperate that they are shoving the iPhone down my throat...

You people are such whiners, how could Google Contacts + Address Book sync possibly function without an iPhone? It'd be ***USELESS****!

Anyone who can't see the obvious reason you need to have an iPhone in order to sync up the address book of their computer with an online service is a blind fool

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Anyone who can't see the obvious reason you need to have an iPhone in order to sync up the address book of their computer with an online service is a blind fool

this should be available for everyone. No reason why not.

I don't have an iPhone, but do have an iPod Touch, and the option does appear.

It works with my addressbook and gmail just fine. No iphone needed.

BUT, watch out, it takes all the email addresses you EVER used in gmail and puts them in your addressbook. So, unless you want to keep every email addy you ever used in gmail, wait until they get their act together and give you choice options for the sync from gmail account to addressbook. It took me half an hour to clean out my addressbook from the superfluous entries.