I wasn't sure if iCloud would become available till iOS5 came out, but I could be wrong there. Maybe it's going to come out with Lion.
Jane On Jun 7, 2011, at 3:00 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > Hmmm, thanks, but it looked to me as if ITunes 10.3 was being offered as beta > so that you could use the service termed "ICloud" on it. I also thought I saw > somewhere that the Match service is already available. I will have to keep > looking. > > Teresa > On Jun 7, 2011, at 11:26 AM, Shen wrote: > >> I want to add to my previous email regarding iCloud in iTunes. >> The service for pushing your media content across all your devices >> will be available in iOS 5. As far as I can tell, iOS 5 will be >> available around September. >> As for the cloud, it is not exactly a cloud service like that of >> Amazon and Google. You do not have the ability to upload your content >> to a cloud, then stream it anywhere with your device. The actual >> storage of the content is still in your device, iPod, iPhone, iPad, >> etc. >> The only part that is considered a cloud is photos. Apple will store >> up to 1000 of your photos in a cloud storage. >> Is this confusing enough? >> Then, on top of this, syncing your content across your devices is only >> for iTunes purchases. If you have a CD collection that you ripped into >> iTunes, you will have to pay for iTunes Match. This is a service that >> will allow iTunes to identify the music you ripped from CDs, and match >> them with the iTunes equivalent. iTunes Match will cost you $25 a >> year. What I'm not sure is whether $25 is all you have to pay, then >> you get your music, or you have to pay separately for each album. This >> was not clear to me. >> So if you have been holding your breath in anticipation of Lion and >> iOS 5, you will have to hold it just a bit longer. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Shen >> [email protected] >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > Jane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
