Nathan, Do use iMap mail or are you still using Pop ?
On Jun 7, 2011, at 4:39 PM, Nathan Sims <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 7, 2011, at 3:21 PM, objectwerks inc wrote: >> >> On Jun 7, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: >> >>> On Jun 7, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Patrick Coskren wrote: >>> >>>> On Jun 7, 2011, at 4:14 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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? >>>> >>>> Because a big part of the point is that they want to eliminate the need to >>>> have a Mac or PC in order to use an iOS device. >>> >>> Exactly! Look where the graph is taking us: towards NO private data >>> storage, no desktops, everything is 'mobile' and all content (especially >>> licensed content) resides in the cloud except what's needed locally in >>> cache RAM on the device. >>> >>> I'm not quite ready to be so dependent, so tied-in & tied-up, to any one >>> single thing -- and to a potential single point of failure at that. No one >>> else feels a bit _powned_ by the paradigm or where it's leading? >>> >> Eliminating the need for a Mac or PC is a long way from eliminating the >> capability of doing local storage etc. I see the desire to eliminate the >> requirement for a Mac or PC and will use some of the services. However, I >> will still make my data in my own possession my main copy of the data, >> personally. > > Looks to me like the writing's on the wall. I don't think it'll be very long > before content from the iTunes store is streamed, not downloaded, i.e. you > can enjoy but not own it. The rest is all downhill from there. > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
