Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me

Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
From	Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net>
Subject	Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me
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Date	2014-01-19 15:29 -0600

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On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 19:45:34 -0500, Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> wrote:
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> For many people, iCloud is probably the best way to handle syncing, 
> because it is trivial to set up. But some of us prefer to keep our 
> important and/or private information out of the cloud. It's not just a 
> matter of privacy. Control is also a concern. Some information is 
> important enough to me that I must insist on controlling it myself. No 
> matter what anyone says, if it's in the cloud I don't control it.

That is correct.  And recent court decisions basically defeating net 
neutrality will make it even more correct as time goes on.  My case 
is exactly an example of this:  Apple, in their infinite pissiness, 
decided they owned my data instead of me owning it.  If I wasn't going 
to play ball by their rules, they were going to take my ball and go 
home.

This is an evil action on their part.  Generally I am pro-Apple (heck, I 
have been using Macs exclusively since 1986) in terms of their product 
design.  But Apple, along with Google and the rest of Big Data, has 
simply become too big for their boots and now are overreaching in a 
spectacular fashion.  Backing up one's data is a good idea for a variety 
of reasons, but wilfull destruction of your data by a computer vendor 
shuld not be a reason to have to back up.

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iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2014-01-18 12:11 -0600
  Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-18 13:18 -0500
    Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> - 2014-01-18 16:38 -0500
      Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-18 16:19 -0600
      Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-01-18 14:28 -0800
        Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> - 2014-01-18 19:45 -0500
          Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-01-19 00:06 -0500
            Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Ed Anson <EdAnson@comcast.net> - 2014-01-19 20:04 -0500
          Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2014-01-19 15:29 -0600
            Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-19 16:43 -0500
              Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-19 18:14 -0500
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-19 18:41 -0500
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-19 19:50 -0500
              Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2014-01-19 20:55 -0600
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-01-19 23:42 -0500
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-19 22:23 -0700
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 12:45 -0800
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-19 22:21 -0700
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-01-19 23:19 -0800
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-20 02:52 -0500
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-01-21 01:44 +1300
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-20 08:27 -0700
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-20 04:00 -0500
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-20 08:33 -0700
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-01-20 08:51 -0800
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-22 09:05 +0000
            Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-19 18:32 -0500
              Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-19 22:24 -0700
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-20 02:14 -0500
                Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-20 08:21 -0700
              Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-20 15:42 -0600
            Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-22 08:59 +0000
      Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 12:43 -0800
  Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-18 10:21 -0800
    Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-18 15:55 -0500
      Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-01-20 12:38 -0800
    Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2014-01-18 16:41 -0600
  Re: iCloud only sync may be the deal killer for me erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-18 16:16 -0600

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