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iCloud Seems Boring

Well, as MobileMe subscriber (I didn't like DropBox) I want to know what will Apple will do for those of us currently pay.

Also, I'd have to say the music synching really only appeals to me for backing up, but I doubt iCloud will backup all of my music. I have music in my library that comes from CD's (all legit), and that might lead to all sorts of issues with copyright. And, if iCloud doesn't back up all of my music, I'll still have to do local backups or restore from CD's.

Finally, what I'd really like to see is a Security feature that simply makes the theft of any Apple device wholly useless - not just some track-my-phone feature that can be easily overridden.
 
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How high strung are you?
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Nice comeback, son.
 
$90 or $100 a year to access the data I already have for free by switching to the cloud? Not going to happen for me and most people either. Apple is focusing on a small segment of the population with icloud.
 
wxman2003 said:
$90 or $100 a year to access the data I already have for free by switching to the cloud? Not going to happen for me and most people either. Apple is focusing on a small segment of the population with icloud.
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You mean the mobile me costs? Is that what you mean with the $90 or $100?

For it to work, IMO it can't cost $100 a year. MobileMe would have to be free (I think that was rumored a while ago).
 
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EddyP said:
You mean the mobile me costs? Is that what you mean with the $90 or $100?

For it to work, IMO it can't cost $100 a year. MobileMe would have to be free (I think that was rumored a while ago).
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The talk is part of icloud will be free for those that upgrade to Lion. Others will pay apple $90-$100 a year for that service.
 
anonymous guy said:
Cloud streaming could be problematic for people stuck with 2GB data plans...
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This is the point that most would be missing. Accessing the data from the cloud would require use of your data plan and if you listen to alot of your music 2GB just wouldn't cut it per month.
 
iCloud to compete with Spotify?

I think that Apple "needs" to release a streaming service, sooner or later. I hope that iCloud will be their stream service. Here in europe Spotify is quite huge. They are planning on a US release later this year it seems like. If Apple doesn't prepare for such a release i think that they will se their market share shrink.

As for Grooveshark it's not that big threat to Apple, as the service is built today. For example they do not have a iOS app, and they do not offer a offline mode. Spotify for example has all these features. I think that Apple will need to do anything just as good as Spotify, or better to stand in the upcoming competition.

As for the price for Spotify it's relatively low, just around $10 per month, with unlimited streamed music, and the possibility to use on a iOS device.

So i think (and hope so) that iCloud will be something similar to Spotify, priced at about the same range.

I don't think it will be just like Google music or Amazon "Cloud player". You will be able to stream you music directly, without any need to have purchased the music before.
 
iCloud is not just music

If I am right. iCloud will be a solution that will sync any data between all devices.

Not just media, but documents & settings & files and ....

C.
 
So far, yes, iCloud sounds boring - especially if you use the 1990's look of the brushed alluminum iCloud icon. :eek:

But I guess we'll know more in a couple hours.
 
*Cloud is not only boring but a 15 year old tech. However, Steve Jobs will say it's their invention and the first phone to feature a cloud based storage. Oops... To ship in volume. :D
 
Steve just said "We want every user to take advantage of these, and we know if we make it free, they will. We're very excited about it."

Phew. I'm kind of excited about iCloud now. Will make syncing so much easier.
 
I think you guys are missing the purpose behind iCloud.

The entire industry is moving towards software as a service and data as a service. Yes, there is more overhead for Apple/AT&T, but once you get used to buying a digital download that is stored in the cloud.... then you're done for!

You won't have bought a CD, or physical object that can be owned. You'll be paying for your media perpetually and twice over!

How? Your iTunes subscription to have access to the song and then your data service (be it cable modem or 3G) to download it.

In the past you paid $10-$20 for a CD and you could listen to it on any device you wanted to (including your friends' players). Now you will need a device with some sort of data or access subscription to connect to the cloud for retrieval.

These are incremental steps that the industry is taking so that the content owners will enjoy full control over their content.

The current alternative to the cloud is Youtube, which has no access charges (only data charges). The vast majority of these songs are already up on youtube somewhere....but the content owners do not have direct control over who has access to it.

They are trying to change that
 
I stand corrected

Well done, Apple. Thoroughly impressed!
 
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