On Jun 7, 2011, at 3:21 PM, objectwerks inc wrote: > > On Jun 7, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: > >> On Jun 7, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Patrick Coskren wrote: >> >>> On Jun 7, 2011, at 4:14 PM, Nathan Sims wrote: >>> >>>> But here's where I'm coming from: Shouldn't the real iCloud be where >>>> everyone has his own? That's the product I was hoping they were going to >>>> come out with: "My iMac is my iCloud" or some such. Same functionality and >>>> availability but *I own my data*. Why would I want all my stuff to reside >>>> on _their_ server, not mine? >>> >>> Because a big part of the point is that they want to eliminate the need to >>> have a Mac or PC in order to use an iOS device. >> >> Exactly! Look where the graph is taking us: towards NO private data storage, >> no desktops, everything is 'mobile' and all content (especially licensed >> content) resides in the cloud except what's needed locally in cache RAM on >> the device. >> >> I'm not quite ready to be so dependent, so tied-in & tied-up, to any one >> single thing -- and to a potential single point of failure at that. No one >> else feels a bit _powned_ by the paradigm or where it's leading? >> > Eliminating the need for a Mac or PC is a long way from eliminating the > capability of doing local storage etc. I see the desire to eliminate the > requirement for a Mac or PC and will use some of the services. However, I > will still make my data in my own possession my main copy of the data, > personally.
Looks to me like the writing's on the wall. I don't think it'll be very long before content from the iTunes store is streamed, not downloaded, i.e. you can enjoy but not own it. The rest is all downhill from there. _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
