HT4436: Creating an iCloud account: Frequently Asked Questions

Learn about Creating an iCloud account: Frequently Asked Questions
yukinakid
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Q: So if I don't own any Apple computer products, I can't use iCloud?

So does this mean if I don't own a Mac, iPad, iPhone, etc. then I can't access iCloud with all my music from my old PC? Because if that's so, that's very frustrating.

Windows 7

Posted on Mar 19, 2013 7:59 PM

by Roger Wilmut1,Solvedanswer
Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1
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A:

If you are specifically talking about your music (and not calendars, contacts etc) then this has nothing to do with iCloud anyway. iTunes will run on Windows and you can purchase songs from the iTunes Store. 'iTunes in the Cloud' enables you to re-download songs you've purchased on one machine on the others; with 'iTunes Match' songs you have in iTunes which were not purchased in the Store can be uploaded to be available to all devices. $24.99/£21.99 per year, limit 25,000 songs (purchases do not count towards this limit) - please see

 

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4914

 

As to iCloud itself (which is separate from the above despite some of Apple's advertising confusingly associating them) you can use iCloud with Windows and Outlook but you need an Apple device to actually open the account in the first place.

Posted on Mar 20, 2013 12:43 AM

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yukinakid

Q: So if I don't own any Apple computer products, I can't use iCloud?

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  • by stevejobsfan0123,

    stevejobsfan0123 stevejobsfan0123 Mar 19, 2013 8:02 PM in response to yukinakid
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    Mar 19, 2013 8:02 PM in response to yukinakid

    Why? Apple makes no money off of iCloud, and what use would you have for it if you don't have another device to sync the data to? Why do you need iCloud and not any other cloud service?

  • by Roger Wilmut1,Solvedanswer

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Mar 20, 2013 12:43 AM in response to yukinakid
    Level 9 (78,515 points)
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    Mar 20, 2013 12:43 AM in response to yukinakid

    If you are specifically talking about your music (and not calendars, contacts etc) then this has nothing to do with iCloud anyway. iTunes will run on Windows and you can purchase songs from the iTunes Store. 'iTunes in the Cloud' enables you to re-download songs you've purchased on one machine on the others; with 'iTunes Match' songs you have in iTunes which were not purchased in the Store can be uploaded to be available to all devices. $24.99/£21.99 per year, limit 25,000 songs (purchases do not count towards this limit) - please see

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4914

     

    As to iCloud itself (which is separate from the above despite some of Apple's advertising confusingly associating them) you can use iCloud with Windows and Outlook but you need an Apple device to actually open the account in the first place.