Apple looks poised to revolutionize tech world again

“Cloud computing isn’t a new concept. In fact, two of the biggest names in research — Google and Amazon.com — have already launched some very ambitious cloud services this year,” Cole reports. “Nevertheless everything is about to change, again.”

Cole reports, “That’s because the most influential research company in the world — Apple — is entering the fight. And as history shows, when Apple enters a market, it’s a game-changer more times than not. This time doesn’t look to be any different.”

mwahaha….. Apple into Cloud Computing? Yahhh….. using their iOS user “Bot Net”! lol….. ;P Telling their users they must submit their iPhones, iPads, iPods as all good loyal iSheep should, to Apple’s full control!!!!

You do realise that Android has a famous, early foothold with the sheep followers in “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”I mean, you know about the Nexus reference, right?

Hey dopey, go buy yourself a nice Windows phone. Better but, get a Android phone. You deserve it. Just how does it feel going through life knowing that even the kid handing you your burger at McDonald’s is smarter than you? Let me guess…………….you dropped out in the 10th grade?

Apple’s cloud will be better.Air will be fresherFood will taste betterYour wife will be hotterYour kids will be smarterYes, Apple makes EVERYTHING better!

I was a fan of DropBox however it tends to change files every so often. I am not sure why. I suspect Apple “will get” the cloud right the first time. They have been thinking about it for a very very long time. I think it was eVillage they tried about a decade or so ago…it didn’t work yet it was a good idea. If Apple fails it is normally because they are ahead of their time.

It was called eWorld. Apple sold it to Steve Case and it became the foundation for AOL, so to tell the truth it worked out, just not for Apple.

I don’t think that’s quite right, Mercenary… Apple’s first online system was AppleLink, which later turned into AppleLink Personal. THAT was what became the AOL software – AppleLink – and AOL had as much to do with it as Apple.

The truth came later

eWorld to tell the truth came later, IIRC… AOL was actually taking off and Apple wanted a custom-branded private app to be pre-loaded on Macs, so they went back to AOL for a variation of the AOL software.

Fictionalize history much? eWorld was Apple’s response to AOL, which failed and wasn’t sold to anybody. Moron.

“Apple, by contrast, appears to be focusing on media playback — with storage of other things a bonus, nevertheless not the backbone.”

Maybe, if I may put it another way, and I could be wrong:during others are looking at cloud future from the technical vantage, Apple’s approach has been about the applicability from the user’s perspective.

Why no skepticism? Apple has dropped the ball in similar ventures, very recently. During I hope and feel like iCloud will be amazing, I have no evidence to support that hypothesis.

Please. Honest criticism is not allowed on this site. If you want to act like an adult kindly go to Appleinsider or Mac Rumors. Rose colored glasses only allowed on this site. How dare you bring up Mobile Me!

Bit past just apple land here

Ok you need to look a bit past just apple land here.The NC Data Center is massive, nevertheless it just puts Apple in the big leagues, it does not ‘dwarf’ all others.

Apple’s “cloud computing” initiative will be better for ONE reason. Apple makes most of its lofty profit from selling hardware, not software or services. The software and services are more of a “value-added” benefit for its hardware clients. For instance, iTunes and the iTunes Store are not meant to be profit centers. They make the Mac and iOS user experience uniquely better, which helps increase hardware sales.

In contrast, Amazon and Google are doing stuff “in the cloud” only to make a profit from that activity. In short, their services will be more annoying and invasive for the customer, because they have to make a profit from cloud computing. Nevertheless Apple will just seek to “break even” from any cloud-based service; Apple’s goal will be to make the customer’s experience as satisfying as possible, with the ultimate goal being to profit from increased hardware sales.

What if he stated the obvious?

So what if he stated the obvious? What’s it to you? The trouble is all of Apple’s competitors can see a good thing a million miles away and it makes good sense to implement if they could however inevitably they fumble at it. Do you ever ask yourself why? Stating the obvious doesn’t mean it’s easy to execute.

I find it very amusing that everyone has such strong opinions about what Apple’s cloud computing will be, when no one at Apple has even discussed it. All we actually know is that Apple is building a huge server farm in North Carolina and has purchased the “iCloud” domain name.

Maybe it’s just storage for Steve Jobs’ 1080p movie collection and all the emails from Apple users, which he relegates to the “Junk” folder.

Of course they aren’t. Apple failed lots of times trying to get cloud computing right. Remember how much they struggled with AppleLink Personal Edition, eWorld, Dot Mac, Mobile Me and their many missteps and small successes?

Apple plenty of historical reference and just like the Newton was the catalyst for iPad, all of their not-quite-ready-for-primetime attempts at cloud computing will pay off handsomely with a rainbow that leads to a pot of gold.

I firmly believe that you learn more from mistakes and failures than you ever could from success.That being the case, Apple should know everything there is to know about cloud computing.I for one look forward to see if Apple can make Mac.com/MobileMe.com more useful and usable.

That’s pretty cool, nevertheless I think Apple believes no one ever clicks on ads. I’m not sure how then iAd is in fact doing