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WWDC 2011: It’s in the Cloud!
Apple’s WWDC is happening right up the street – I’m bummed that I could not attend this year; I’m worried I might have missed my change to see Steve speak LIVE (unless Steve wants to invite me over for tea??) Some of the biggest news was the “no news” on the iPhone front. Dang, I guess I need to wait even longer than I thought for the next iPhone.
iCloud is a game-changer, for sure. I’m not surprised to see this come from Apple – more surprised that MobileMe was never able to “turn into this” sooner. As a MobileMe subscriber, I guess I’ll be able to check it out myself soon. Personally, I think this is huge, and I plan to use it passionately! I wonder how this will impact people like Dropbox or Mozy, just to name a few.
Another interesting item is the tight, OS integration of Twitter and the complete ignoring of Facebook. Not surprising, Facebook is a buddy of Microsoft and could, perhaps also threaten other “social” plans for Apple. As well, the functionality of Twitter seems to jive better with the Apple world. Interesting stuff!
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