Great news! New improvements to icloud are always welcomed
I most certainly agree.
Apple being an extremely secretive company, has a very poor track record when it comes to communicating with their customers. And I'm not talking about giving away secrets about upcoming products, which I agree they should not do.
But using iCloud as an example, they introduce it without much in the way of specifics, just the minimal amount of info.
Then they take away some of the features we were used to with MobileMe, again, not addressing if these would be added back once iCloud was fully developed, or if they would not.
So we are left wondering and hanging in the balance not knowing if we are better off to wait, being inconvenienced in the process, or go outside of Apple eco system and devise our own solutions.
Why they refuse to simply say "we are working on it" without having to disclose any details, is something that I find disturbing.
To the present, if they are going to truly make iCloud a leader in cloud services it needs to be very comprehensive, allow the user the control they are entitled to with their data, and get those features out asap.
Already late to the party, unfortunately Apple knows they can inconvenience their customers for as long as they want, keep them in the dark, and still collect billions of dollars.
Too bad Apple refuses to act like a company that appreciates it's customers and demonstrates that through more than lip service.
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I know that this is probably not a popular topic, but due to my current circumstances the ONLY computer I have in my possession has a Windows XP OS on it (can't be upgraded either). It would be great to have iCloud control panel for Windows XP. I'm sure that I'm not the only person on the face of the Earth who needs it
Even though my PC's are all on Windows 7, I agree with you completely.
This is another example of a lot of money being left on the table because of Apples arrogance. (it's not a mac, and it's not on latest windows os).
Fact: Many millions of PC's still run XP, and it serves them well.
Fact: They have Apple devices and would use iCloud
Fact: Being able to use iCloud on their PC would give them a better feeling about Apple and when they are ready, the probability of buying a Mac as their next computer would be very high.
Apple needs to work on it's social skills and get friendly. Doing so would fill their pockets with even more and more money.