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I don't get it, why so much excitement over a cloud service? Lion or iOS 5 I understand, but a cloud service?
by lion0 15y ago
I don't get it, why so much excitement over a cloud service? Lion or iOS 5 I understand, but a cloud service?
- panacea 15y agoCurrently iOS devices are peripherals that need to be plugged into iTunes on a Mac for syncing purposes. iCloud might be a step away from that. We don't know yet what the cloud service is, but Apple has been building out some impressive amounts of data center resources, so it's likely to be an interesting service, whatever it is.
- pohl 15y agoIs there excitement? All I see is a press release on a website.
- mishmash 15y agoIgnoring the rumor community, right now TechCrunch, CNET, CNN, and Fox News all have front pages stories about Apple/iCloud/WWDC. The BBC doesn't mention Apple specifically, but does have an article asking: Is cloud computing ready for primetime?
- pohl 15y agoI'm sorry, I took the word "excitement" to indicate a heightened emotional state of some sort. Yes, I agree there are lots of sites out there pumping this for page views. I don't find that out of the ordinary, though.
- mishmash 15y agoAh my misunderstanding. I'll just add then that I'm personally excited to see where iCloud will land on the speculation spectrum from a full AWS cloud infrastructure to a simple online iTunes media player. ;)