Apple Launches New iCloud for Windows App in Microsoft Store

[BigMcGuire]

Not that I can tell. Still looks like it's all or nothing.

Thank you Someday soon hopefully. Thanks for the help on the windows updates too.

 

[Michael Scrip]

Apple's on Microsoft's store, Microsoft's on Apple's store... I think I read about this in the Book of Revelation.

Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!

 

[adepew]

Thank you Someday soon hopefully. Thanks for the help on the windows updates too.

No problem! Would love to see selective sync as well. Maybe one day.

 

[Blackstick]

I was a Mac Genius for 7 years... troubleshooting any Apple product on a Windows device was always a pretty lousy experience.

 

[macfacts]

Pretty sure one cannot signup for a subscription through here, so there would be no fees to give Microsoft. Exactly the same it works on iOS.

That is a rule from apples iOS app store.

 

[Remy149]

I'm sure apple isnt giving 30% of iCloud subscription fees to MS

It’s a sign in only app like all the amazon apps on iOS. So of course they don’t have to give windows a cut

 

[Darth Tulhu]

Weird people who buy PC and use iPhone and iPad and iCloud.

The magic of an ecosystem is that everything works seamlessly. That PC just ruins it.

Although given that the iPhone is the single best-selling phone (last I checked), combined with the low Mac market share, I'd venture to say that "weirdo" group is actually the majority.

 

[macfacts]

It’s a sign in only app like all the amazon apps on iOS. So of course they don’t have to give windows a cut

That is an apple iOS app store rule, not the law.

 

[JRobinsonJr]

I'm sure apple isnt giving 30% of iCloud subscription fees to MS

That's b/c the iCloud subscription is handled outside the MS App Store. Just like if you sign up for Spotify outside of the Apple App Store then Apple doesn't get a 30% cut.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!

Yep. If only Apple played as well with others as much as others play well with Apple, we'd all be in Heaven.

 

[JRobinsonJr]

While I don't personally use a Windows machine, my wife does... and so do a lot of people. This has the potential to be a great step forward. Now... if we could just get Apple to enable iMessages on Windows (or even better in the iCloud) it would be truly amazing!

 

[Darth Tulhu]

Fitting analogy. Like Apple products, Mercedes are overpriced, put style over substance, are expensive to repair, and try to have as few user serviceable parts as possible, where as Toyota, like a PC, is affordable, reliable, easy to repair, and if you take good care of it it will still be working long enough for you to pass down to your kids.

Using that analogy, Apple used to be Lexus (luxury AND reliability), but now they have become Mercedes.

 

[ersan191]

The iCloud app in the Windows store shows a release date of 2/1/2019. Am I looking at the right thing?

I think maybe they finished and uploaded the build on 2/1 but waited to release it. The last standalone iCloud build was in November of last year in any case.

It seems like this one just adds files on demand, as far as new features go.

 

[LeeW]

Weird people who buy PC and use iPhone and iPad and iCloud.

Yet most of the discussion in this thread so far is people trying to install it.

 

[sinsin07]

Fitting analogy. Like Apple products, Mercedes are overpriced, put style over substance, are expensive to repair, and try to have as few user serviceable parts as possible, where as Toyota, like a PC, is affordable, reliable, easy to repair, and if you take good care of it it will still be working long enough for you to pass down to your kids.

Concerning the above in red, affordable is relative.

 

[ersan191]

Weird people who buy PC and use iPhone and iPad and iCloud.

The magic of an ecosystem is that everything works seamlessly. That PC just ruins it.

If Mac could actually run more than 6 old Feral games I wouldn’t have to - blame Apple.

 

[abbymtl]

aww that's like having a mercedes keychain on toyota keys)

I bet most users here drive Toyotas more than Mercedes lol.

 

[BigMcGuire]

I bet most users here drive Toyotas more than Mercedes lol.

Hondas! ... Thank you very much! <cough>. Honda > Toyota.

 

[bluespark]

Fitting analogy. Like Apple products, Mercedes are overpriced, put style over substance, are expensive to repair, and try to have as few user serviceable parts as possible, where as Toyota, like a PC, is affordable, reliable, easy to repair, and if you take good care of it it will still be working long enough for you to pass down to your kids.

Sure, but then your kids have to drive a Toyota.

 

[BigMcGuire]

If Mac could actually run more than 6 old Feral games I wouldn’t have to - blame Apple.

Starcraft on Metal (beta) works really well.

 

[acblue94]

Apple today introduced a new iCloud for Windows app designed for PCs, according to a blog post shared by Microsoft. The new app is designed to allow Apple users to access their iCloud content on their Windows 10 PCs.

The iCloud app for Windows includes iCloud Drive, iCloud Photos, Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Safari Bookmarks, and more.

According to Microsoft, the iCloud Drive feature on Windows is powered by the same Windows technology behind the OneDrive Files On-Demand Feature, which lets users be more productive offline on mobile devices and quickly share files on iOS.

Apple has a support document for getting started with iCloud for Windows, which basically requires having an existing iCloud setup on an Apple device.

Windows users can download iCloud for Windows from the Microsoft Store starting today.

Article Link: Apple Launches New iCloud for Windows App in Microsoft Store

What is new about this? I’ve had this for the last 7 years on my computer. Using a Dell computer.

 

[ersan191]

Starcraft on Metal (beta) works really well.

Starcraft II is a 9 year old game.
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What is new about this? I’ve has this for the last 7 years on my computer. Using a Dell computer.

It adds files on demand support, at the very least.

 

[acblue94]

Starcraft II is a 9 year old game.
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It adds files on demand support, at the very least.

What do you mean? I add and drag files directly to iCloud Drive that are stored in the hard drive of my computer and they sync.

 

[ersan191]

What do you mean? I add and drag files directly to iCloud Drive that are stored in the hard drive of my computer and they sync.

With this update you can store the files in iCloud only rather than downloading all of them to your PC and taking up space, then when you need to open one it will download the specific file you need from the internet without you having to do anything. You can also mark files that you want to have on your PC at all times.

 

[Michael Scrip]

Weird people who buy PC and use iPhone and iPad and iCloud.

With 900 million iPhones on Earth... but only 100 million Macs... it would be safe to say that most iPhone owners use Windows PCs.

It's not "weird"... it's just how it is.