iCloud Arrives Minus Movies
The highly anticipated launch of Apple’s iCloud has come, allowing users to download their files to all iOS devices easily. But the expected movie and film streaming from the iCloud is missing.
iCloud a letdown for movie streaming
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple when announcing the free beta version of the cloud based iTunes, made no mention of movies or TV shows as part of the service. Although users will be able to upload their videos.
The iCloud service which can run on up to ten Apple devices, allows users to download all their iTunes music to any iOS devices for free. And even non iTunes music you own can be accessed by using iTunes Match.
Speaking about iCloud, Steve Jobs said: “Today it is a real hassle and very frustrating to keep all your information and content up-to-date across all your devices. iCloud keeps your important information and content up to date across all your devices. All of this happens automatically and wirelessly, and because it’s integrated into our apps you don’t even need to think about it—it all just works.”
Although the cloud is good in theory, it is missing a lot of features users were hoping for. Read a more detailed review of the iCloud and its functions here. So although the beta version is lacking any movie or TV streaming options, Motley Fool think that it is great for Hollywood. The reason? That iCloud could soon become a lucrative video streaming service. Because of Apple’s very tight DRM, copying and piracy are pretty much negated.
By Hollywood partnering with Apple, users get movies and the studios get their revenue. And of course, Apple sell more iPads.
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The Apple’s non PC attitude has made the firm to be the king of the mobile space! The icloud service being just more than a music app is sure a threat to the third party apps and just will give a run for their money!