iCloud is a product with much larger storage requirements than compute. Prior to iCloud's launch Apple built a massive $1bn datacenter in North Carolina and ha

iCloud is a product with much larger storage requirements than compute. Prior to iCloud's launch Apple built a massive $1bn datacenter in North Carolina and has continued to build new facilities at an aggressive pace. I presume they are leaning into large public cloud platforms when their own capacity runs low. https://www.cultofmac.com/31260/aerial-footage-of-apples-new-north-carolina-data-center-shows-massive-facility/ https://www.cultofmac.com/31260/aerial-footage-of-apples-new... http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/10/02/apple-inc-massively-expanding-its-icloud-data-centers-in-nevada-oregon http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/10/02/apple-inc-massivel...