On Jun 7, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: > On Jun 7, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: >> >> On Jun 7, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: >>>> With the iCloud paradigm, you no longer own your data; you're only granted >>>> access to it, and then only according to their rules. Did I not drink the >>>> right KoolAid or something? >> >> I believe you misunderstood the keynote. >> You really should revisit the keynote, in particular Steve's explanation of >> iCloud. I think you'll come to an entirely different conclusion. >> At least you should! > > Okay, to be fair I'll rewatch that portion of it. > > But here's where I'm coming from: Shouldn't the real iCloud be where everyone > has his own? That's the product I was hoping they were going to come out > with: "My iMac is my iCloud" or some such. Same functionality and > availability but *I own my data*. Why would I want all my stuff to reside on > _their_ server, not mine? I can get to my IP as easily as I can get to > theirs. I would think a simple software product atop OSX could easily take > care of this, and they wouldn't have to build that monstrous big iron > mainframe complex in Virginia or wherever, which really sounds like "Old > Think" to me... Isn't "replicated and distributed" the 21st century way?
Steve said the PC/Mac is demoted to "device" level. But, for those of us with computers and Time Machine backups etc, we still "own" our data and can opt into using iCloud as a very slick, clean and easy sharing (or sync) service across all devices - and only for that data which we choose to share. If you opt out of iCloud after using it, you still have your data and still own your data. RIght now, I see iCloud as a slick service + much needed, by the way! Thankfully, for non-computer owners, iCloud offers a repository for people who just want an iOS device as their main device. This is a much needed service for millions of potential iOS customers. Will the day come when we put all our stuff in the cloud with no local repository or copy/backup? For some, yes. For others, probably not for a very long time. K _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
