What iCloud Is, and What It's Not

In spite of all the hype around Apple’s iCloud, there has been some confusion about what it is and what it’s not. For starters, the iCloud stores user content on the cloud and pushes it to other devices, just as the iPad. During it’s great for storing and sharing documents and images between devices, or syncing information on your devices at the same time, it is not a back up.

For example, if you create a document on your iPhone, you can pull that same document up on your iPad through the iCloud. Nevertheless, if you delete it on your iPhone, it cannot be retrieved on your iPad.

Anthony Palermo, the creator of online back up Dolly Drive, said that iCloud was “Apple’s introduction to services that go beyond your device.” His product, on the oher side of the coin, does serve as a cloud back up through Apple’s Time Machine.

He went on to explain that though iCloud and Dolly Drive serve 2 very distinctive services, they are both critical to the needs of users. With iCloud, users can view their iTunes library from all their Mac and Apple devices, stream photos between devices, sync and store documents on devices, and see apps and app history on all devices.

What he thought about Apple

We asked him what he thought about Apple and Google’s very different approaches to the cloud. According to him, Apple wants to offer the best experience for their devices. Google, even though, is focused on platforms and on a large-scale experience for users.