On Aug 17, 2011, at 12:18 AM, Cotty wrote:

> On 16/8/11, LuKreme, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
>> Anyone have any thoughts on the iCloud features that have been rolled
>> out to the current iOS (4.3.5)?
>> 
>> I have to say, I have used the features to download some purchased songs
>> to my phone and to check for what current- ISP apps I might not have
>> install on my iPad.
>> 
>> I am really scared that when it goes live I will have 87 copies of my
>> contacts and calendars again, tough.
> 
> I used the cloud once. Back when the first iPhone came out. Back when
> there was a glitch at Apple and most people lost all their contacts for
> a few days. Never again.
> 
> I sync everything locally via USB, except for one email account.
> 
> The hardware is replaceable, my info is not!

That raises an interesting issue. I assume, Apple being Apple, that when we all 
sign up for iCloud the EULA will force us to sign away any damages/loss rights 
incurred due to such "glitches". I can easily see it: "Sorry, we have no record 
of you ever owning XXX or YYY. Please repurchase your desired content..."

Call me paranoid, but consigning all my digital content to a large, foreign, 
amorphous, ethereal thing like a "cloud" gives me the jeebies. I too keep 
private copies of everything I deem valuable so that whether it resides in a 
"cloud" or on my local machine is only a matter of access convenience for me, 
and not a question of ownership or permanence.
- Nate


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