iCloud
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| Original author(s) | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
| Initial release | Developers release June 6, 2011 Public release October 12, 2011 [1] |
| Stable release | 2.0 / September 19, 2012 |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | OS X Microsoft Windows iOS |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Online backup service |
| License | Freeware |
| Alexa rank | ▼ 1,316 (October 2012[update])[2] |
| Website | www.icloud.com |
iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc..[3][4][5] It was launched on October 12, 2011. As of July 2012, the service has more than 150 million users.[6]
iCloud runs on Microsoft Windows Azure and Amazon AWS services.[7] [8]
References [change]
- ↑ "Press Info – Apple Introduces iCloud". Apple. June 6, 2011. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/06/06icloud.html. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Icloud.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/icloud.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Switched On: Apple's cloud conundrum". Engadget. June 13, 2011. http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/12/switched-on-apples-cloud-conundrum. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Fourth time's a charm? Why Apple has trouble with cloud computing". ArsTechnica. June 8, 2011. http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/06/fourth-times-a-charm-why-icloud-faces-long-odds.ars. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ↑ "4th Time a Charm for Apple? From iDisk to .Mac to MobileMe to iCloud". Wired. May 31, 2011. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/05/icloud-apple. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Apple Now Has 150 Million iCloud Users". July 26, 2012. http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/24/apple-q3-2012-icloud-users/.
- ↑ "iCloud Uses Windows Azure Services For Hosting Data". June 13, 2011. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/02/icloud_runs_on_microsoft_azure_and_amazon/.
- ↑ "Apple's iCloud runs on Microsoft and Amazon services". Sep 2, 2011. http://www.redmondpie.com/guess-what-icloud-uses-windows-azure-services-for-hosting-data/.
