Comments on: Anyone Else Feel Skeptical About iCloud? https://isource.com/2011/09/12/anyone-else-feel-skeptical-about-icloud/ #1 Source for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac and AppleTV Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:57:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.6 By: Ted Landau’s User Friendly View: iOS File Sharing Unleashed! – The Mac Observer | Mobile News World Magazine https://isource.com/2011/09/12/anyone-else-feel-skeptical-about-icloud/#comment-39154 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:57:19 +0000 http://isource.com/2011/09/12/anyone-else-feel-skeptical-about-icloud/#comment-39154 […] Business InsiderBusiness InsiderDid Dropbox Say No to An $ 800 Million Apple Takeover?Cult of MacAnyone Else Feel Skeptical About iCloud?iSourceApple Insider -Bostinnovation -Mac Rumorsall 39 news […]

]]> By: James https://isource.com/2011/09/12/anyone-else-feel-skeptical-about-icloud/#comment-39136 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:48:54 +0000 http://isource.com/2011/09/12/anyone-else-feel-skeptical-about-icloud/#comment-39136 Where I am skeptical is in Apple’s promise that it’ll run on “all your devices”. Apple likes control, so I read their advertising as “all your APPLE devices”.

Their website mentions PC, but part of me wonders whether they will just make data accessible within iTunes, and won’t have the level of integration that Dropbox offers.

Lastly, Apple makes no mention of Android devices: “iCloud stores your content so it’s always accessible from your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.”

]]> By: Larry W. https://isource.com/2011/09/12/anyone-else-feel-skeptical-about-icloud/#comment-39112 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:25:06 +0000 http://isource.com/2011/09/12/anyone-else-feel-skeptical-about-icloud/#comment-39112 I am also on the positive side for those two main reason above listed.

1. I’m on iOS 5 Beta and the backups while my phone is on my Wifi at home is awesome. I’ve even restored from iCould on the last beta upgrade flawlessly.

2. iCloud integration with apps. Yes Dropbox is in a lot of apps and I use it and actually search for those apps but I bet iCloud will be adopted even more and “just work.”

I didn’t use mobileme so I don’t have any bad experiences, yet!

]]> By: jhrogersii https://isource.com/2011/09/12/anyone-else-feel-skeptical-about-icloud/#comment-39111 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:56:47 +0000 http://isource.com/2011/09/12/anyone-else-feel-skeptical-about-icloud/#comment-39111 I have a more positive outlook, I guess. Apple is opening up key file sync and document sync to devs, and from what I understand, they can implement this however they want to. There will always be a place for Dropbox, but it sounds like iCloud will be a lot more seamless. I can already see this with Photo Stream in the iOS 5 beta. If document sync is just as good, then it will be extremely useful.

Speaking of backups, my iCloud backup has already saved my backside once. I have also been impressed with the fact that it reliably backs up at least once per day. I don’t think I have backed up to iTunes in over a month now. Other than having a local backup before an upgrade, there isn’t much reason to back up to your PC anymore.

The only issue that I have is that you can’t restore individual apps from iCloud at this point. You can see each app that is backed up up in your list, and see how much space it takes up, but you can’t restore just that app. This would be really handy if you either screw up something or accidentally delete an app.

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