The context of this story

Year: 2011
People: Steve Jobs
Products: iPhone, iPad, Mac OS X

iCloud and Lion: the mobile world merges with the desktop world

When Steve Jobs introduced iCloud on Monday, June 6, 2011, it was only the third topic after Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and iOS 5 operating systems. However, it is a frontal attack on our habits and computers, so we will look at it first. This is because, at the time of this book’s publication (spring 2012), Apple had just launched iCloud, and developers and users were still getting used to it and familiarizing themselves with it.

First and foremost, it must be said that iCloud is a cloud solution linked to other new Apple products, affecting both the Mac OS X operating system (from version 10.7) and the iOS mobile operating system (from version 5). It is also a solution open to other developers via API. How open it is remains to be seen, but Apple usually tries to use open technologies and only closes them where copyright and risks arising from possible legal disputes with their owners are concerned, which is difficult for us to perceive from a Euro-Czech context.

First, a brief overview of what Apple iCloud is. It is cloud storage for three types of data: music, information, and documents. Although it may sound like they are all the same, each of these types of stored data differs to a certain extent. And what’s the best part? You can use iCloud for free on all Mac, iOS, and even Windows devices.

Image: iCloud_Photos_iPhone4s_iPad_MBP15inch_PRINT.tif

Caption: iCloud is actually a new file system where data is stored on a local drive for speed, but is always checked for newer versions before use. This means that your files are the same on all your devices.

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