On Jun 8, 2011, at 9:25 AM, Kevin Callahan wrote: > iCloud vs Google's cloud > > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/apple-cloud-vs-google-cloud-the-philosophical-differences/8492 > > Of course, if it ever made sense, Apple could morph iCloud into what Google's > model is. But I MUCH, MUCH prefer Apple's iCloud.
I'd love to see how Apple's cloud philosophy morphs over the next 10 years. Will it slowly turn into a "All your data are belong to us" paradigm? Sell 'em on one thing, morph it into another once you got 'em hooked. I'd still much prefer to use my iMac as my cloud, especially if Google is right about broadband becoming ubiquitous. One bad implementation thereof (MobileMe) doesn't negate the validity of that paradigm. The cloud introduces a _dependency_ that wasn't there before and can impose fluctuating licensing and other restrictions. How many times has iTunes told you you can't play a certain song because it claims it's been licensed on too many machines, and you had to go through so many hassles to just play what you rightfully own? Whenever Steam hiccups no one has access to their games. Cool. Time will tell. _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
