Apple would certainly like that future, but they've released iTunes and even a limited form of iCloud on Windows that can sync calendars, contacts and photos.

Apple would certainly like that future, but they've released iTunes and even a limited form of iCloud on Windows that can sync calendars, contacts and photos. The main problem with iCloud is that they tried to do away with the traditional file system and force sync integration at the app level, and they tried oing this while still delivering an inferior solution compared to Dropbox.