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You can sync to the cloud and access files from the cloud OR you can actually choose files/folders to sync across hardware. There is a huge usability differenc
by danieldk 15y ago
You can sync to the cloud and access files from the cloud OR you can actually choose files/folders to sync across hardware.
There is a huge usability difference between putting a file in some folder, and having it synced, and automatically syncing all relevant data in an application.
This is easy to underestimate for us technical people, but it is very difficult to explain my mother that she has to put files in, say, Dropbox on her iPod Touch to be able to access it on her iPad. Do something on the iPod Touch, have it available nearly instantly on the iPad in the same application, she understands.
- jsherry 15y agoGood point indeed. The functionality is already there, but Apple will surely simplify things and cause widespread adoption.
- WayneDB 15y agoDropbox has an API to allow external programs to use the service. There are no differences or very minor differences between iCloud and Dropbox functionality-wise. The fact that Apple is behind iCloud and they're now going to integrate all of _their_ applications and the OS with it is going to make the difference. Apple certainly didn't invent anything revolutionary here, however it's revolutionary that the maker of a widely used desktop OS is doing it.