So you are saying that by doing Cloud storage of data right, Apple is going to gull consumers into making foolish decisions elsewhere on the net?
Thats a possibility. But its an argument in favor of consumers being smarter - not in Apple walking away from the Cloud.
Don't put words in my mouth. I did not say Apple was doing it wrong, nor did I say they are doing it right. You said Apples doing it right. I disagree. It's not about right or wrong, the cloud is the cloud. Period.
The _way_ Apple has embedded the new cocktail of iOS/OS X into all new computers, iPhones and all other devices that use either OS X, or iOS is the questionable part of this.
On one hand, yes it's great to have a seamless integration so that your data appears on everything Apple you own. Conversely, what I am saying is that it will lure customers who lack our level of technical knowledge to just trust Apple and let them do it all. Thereby finding that their tax returns and anything else they've stored on what they used to perceived as their local drive will now be in the cloud.
You claim it's an argument about consumers being smarter? How can that be when they are not being educated but simply sold.
People in the mainstream are basically lazy, a trait that Apple has capitalized on for years, and is the very backbone of the cash machine that is Apple.
The slogan "It just works" which so many love to fall back on in the the world of Apple is a perfect example. "We Apple" make computers, phones, and other devices so simple your grandma can use them with not a care in the world.
No education, no personal responsibility required. The easy way.
Fanboys love it. Go to Apple, buy cool toys and spend your time bragging and posing.
After all you don't have to study anything to make yourself smarter. You just use it.
It's that attitude that may cause many to take the "easy way out" and just let Apple capture everything on their computer and shove it up to the cloud. Apple's cloud. From Apple's side it is a very smart move... from the consumer side, not so much.
I am not criticizing Apple, but rather simply bringing up this point to discuss.
