I'm still unpacking and settling in from my vacation, so today's post will be about you. Prithee, inform me, ladies and gents: how do you feel about Apple's iCloud?
Personally, I fear that Apple will use my information for iNiquity™, but that could just be my own paranoia talking. While I initially balked at the idea—Apple has made its name principally as a hardware, rather than software, manufacturer—I've since realized that this is a pretty smart move for the company. Most of the people I know who own Apple machines own multiple devices (laptop, desktop, iPhone, iPod, iPad, &c), and being able to link them together via the magic of the iNterwebz™ makes a lot of sense.
So, while I'm not sure I'll be partaking in Apple's newest venture—what about you?
I'm moving away from Apple as a company all together. Google's open policies I think are better all around. So while Apple's "you don't have to upload" is a cool idea, I would rather upload what I want to an open-geared platform than a closed one. The item that has my ears perked up is the Chromebook, a web-only computer that uses Chrome rather than Windows as an operating system (thus no software installations or desktop, only a web browser and applications). That may redefine how things are done.
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I think part of this ethic might have had its inception with Wozniak. Superior hardware is far more difficult to replicate than software.
ReplyDeletePersonally I am wary of anything in the cloud. I use DropBox with great care, keep almost nothing on my iDisk. I suspect I might use the iTunes sharing feature, but that would be about it.
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I do have just a bit of the generalized anxiety going around about letting Apple, Google, Amazon or whoever maintain my data on their cloud, as that requires a certain amount of trust.
ReplyDeleteI've also a great deal of concern that my data will in fact be available. At the company where I work, we use Amazon cloud services, and a month or so ago when their cloud services went down for a number of days, it really messed things up. Cost us a lot of $, assuredly.
Funny thing is, I used to work in the cloud computing field.
I guess I'm old school. I like my writin' to be in Word on my computer, and especially on paper.
I just can't get enthusiastic about any of Apple's knickknacks, aside from my iPod I lost :P
ReplyDeleteI won't be using the iCloud. I do like Google Docs though!
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I'm wary of the iCloud as well. We are told every single day to be careful with our information on the internet, and I feel that there's an element of safety that is compromised with this sort of product. Beyond that, I'm not a fan of Apple as a company overall. I can't blink without them announcing an i[insert cool sounding product here] 2, 3, 4 or whatever. Give the consumer a chance to enjoy their $300 purchase for 8gb of space before you release the next installment. Sheesh!
ReplyDeleteTrust and familiarity. I predict this will be a non-topic in 3 or 4 years. (And yes, for the past 3 years cloud computing has been the darling of the tech services company where I used to work.)
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ReplyDeleteSo while I've fallen in love with Google Chrome for web surfing, blogging, and more, I'm still an old skool girl. I like my routines and not being wired to a networked life. I like to smell the flowers and give a good meal with friends in the room my whole attention.
i'm just apt to end up in the iFog.
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